Seafarers Log: Vol. 19 No. 5 (1957-03-01)

LOG Mar. 1
1957

• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •

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-Story on Page 3

Benefits
Ease Loss

First payment in
the Gulf under the
SIU Welfare Plan's
new parents depend­
ency benefits is re­
ceived by Seafarer
Vincent J., C a 11
(right) in New Or­
leans. SIU welfare
rep. Bill Fredericks
delivers checks total­
ing $546 to Cali cover­
ing hospital expenses
incurred during the
illness of his father,
Rosario. The elder
Cali later died.

•i-'Jy:.

Affecle Painters apply the final coat of paint to
^'"Sn JODm the fost SIU health center one block
from Unicn headquarters in Brooklyn, before medical
equipment is installed. The center will be in full opera­
tion by the end of March. (Other Photo on Page 10). •

BAfi' Pf Bc OBA major casualty in New York's month-long
nffVOfl y lie. tug strike, the 43rd Street pier in Brooklyn is shown

after it was damaged by the British freighter City of Ripon. The ship tried to
dock without the aicT of tugs but didn't m ake it. The tug men may vote again Sun-

.•.d,ay to return to Tvork. They turned.down the proposed settlement once before.

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Sea Unions, Meany
Meet On Coal Beef
As a eonscquenco of tht dispute over tho Amoricon Coal

ships, AFL-CiO Prosidont Goorgo Moony colled o meeting In
Woshlngton lost week of oil the unions Involved.

The meeting wos ottended by full representotlon from the
vorlous morltlme unions. Including the SlU of North Americo,
the Atlontic ond Gulf District, the Notlonol Morltlme Union,
the Morlne Engineers Beneflclol Assoclotlon, the Brotherhood
of Morlne Engineers, ond the Notlonol Orgonlsotlon of Mos
ters, Motes ond Pilots.

After thorough discussion of the positions of the vorlous
unions, proposols were mode by President Meony to effect o
settlement.

While the SlU occepted these proposols the NMU rejected
them becouse they would Involve supporting the Interests of
the recognized officers' unions os ogolnst District 50 of the
United Mine Workers.

The sugimory of the beef ond of the meeting submitted on
beholf of the SlU of North Americo by Poul Holl, president;
Morris Welsberger, vice-president, ond Motthew Dushone,
Woshlngton representotlve follows:

The following is a report on the meeting in Washington,
DC, February 21, 1957, which was called by Brother Meany,
President of the AFL-CIO, to discuss the American Coal
beef. The maritime unions

SlU Atcepiii Curran Rejetls
Meany Plan In ACS Dispute

Joseph Curran, National Maritime Union president, has rejected proposals by AFL-
CIO President Gporge Meany to resolve the dispute over representation on American Coal
Shipping Company vessels.

to involyed were requested
attend.

The meeting was held because
the M!\I&P and the MEBA filed
complaints with President Meany
about the conduct of Curran in the
American Coal Shipping beef.
Curran had also filed complaints
against the SIU. The meeting was
originally scheduled to take place
In Miami during the AFL-CIO con­
vention, but the untimely death of
Brother Lundeberg made it im­
possible for SlU representatives to
attend.

The facts in the ACS beef are
simple. The domestic market for
coal is declining. The European
market for coal is expanding, and
European demand for American
coal is at an ail time high because
of the Suez crisis. John L. Lewis,
of the Mine Workers Union, coal
producers, and coal-carrying rail­
roads, in order to make Ameidcan
coal available to Europe, formed
ACS, which on paper is a 50 mil­
lion dollar company. Lewis owns
Vs; the coal producers own '/b, and
the coal-carrying railroads own i/b
of ACS. The plan was to charter
Government-owned ships from
the mothball fleet, and use them
to carry coal to Europe. To this
extent, the plan was an excellent
idea which would have benefited
the coal industi-y and the merchant
marine.

Invade Maritime
But Lewis also saw in the plan

an opportunity to invade the mari­
time industry. He was and is de­
termined that his catchall District
50 shall provide the officer person­
nel for ACS. ACS applied for 30
mothball ship.s. In order to quali­
fy as a charterer, ACS was re­
quired by law to be an actual oper­
ating shipping company. It had no
operating experience or personnel.
To qualify, it purchased, first, the
SS CHIAN TRADER, manned by
NMU, and the Bull Line, manned
by SIU-A&G. These purchases
would have qualified ACS as an
operator, and made the charter­
ing of Government ships feasible."

While ACS was still a paper com­
pany, before it had purchased, the
SS CHIAN TRADER, and before
it had purchased the Bull Line—
before ACS was ready for opera­
tion or had any maritime employ­
ees, the company signed a phony
agreement with District 50 to fur­
nish the deck officers and engin­
eers, and an equally phony agree­
ment with Joe Curran.

The great danger in this con­
spiracy arose because ACS orig­
inally applied for', BO - ships, gave,. ,

notice lhat it intended to charter
an additional 50, and announced
that an even larger number of
ships would .soon be engaged.
There are slightly more than 1,000
ships in the American merchant
marine. When you remember that
the 80 ACS ships are to be fed
by coal producers and coal-carry­
ing railroads, it is clear that this
operation could easily constitute a
monopoly of the coal-carrying
trade. If the ACS deal had been
allowed to pass without challenge,
the licensed officers' unions and
the SIU would have been excluded
from the lai'gest bulk-carrying op­
eration in American history.

Therefore, the MM&P and the
MEBA put up picket lines. These,
of course, were supported by the
SIU and the old AFL craft unions
involved in coal-shipping opera­
tions.

Crossed Picket Lines
Joe Curran finked. He crossed

the marine officers' picket lines.
He did everything in his power to
break the officers' unions.

AFL-CIO President George
Meany announced Federation sup­
port of the MM&P-MEBA beef
against American Coal from the
very beginning.

The SIU, A&G District, filed a
complaint against the company be­
cause its members were discrim­
inated against in hiring. The
charges were so solid, that for the
fourth or fifth time in its history
the NLRB, acting on the SIU
charges, sought and obtained a
Federal Court injunction against
the employer, ACS. On the day
before the meeting presided over
by President Meany, the New York
Federal Court issued an injunction
against American Coal.

These are the facts. But Cur­
ran, in public speeches and news­
papers, twisting the truth, violat­
ing every principle of decent trade
unionism, and breaking faith with
all of the maritime unions, tried to
make it appear that the SIU
charges were opening the door for
an attack on the maritime hiring
hall. Every sailor knows that the
SUP and SIU have been first and
foremost in the continuing fight for
the establishment and preservation
of the hiring hall. Curran's com­
plaint, which he carried to the
highest officers of the merged labor
movement, that the SIU charges
constituted an attack on the hir­
ing hall were false and indefens­
ible.

At the February 21st meeting in
Washington, President Meany pref-

(Continued-on page lfil '

Curran- turned down a bid
by President Meany for .the
NMU's full support of the
Masters, Mates and Pilots and the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­
ciation beef against ACS. Instead,
he chose to stand with the unaffili­
ated, catch-all District 50 of the
United Mine Workers and against
AFL-CIO marine unions. The
UMW is part owner of the com­
pany and District 50 was given a
contract for the ships' officers.

The NMU president's rejection
of the Meany recommendations
came after SIUNA representatives
accepted them "in the interests of
the Federation," although they
pointed out that the SIU had a
"sound legal and trade union"
basis for its action against Ameri­
can' Coal.

As detailed in the SIU of NA
report in the adjoining column
"President Meany . . . had two rec­
ommendations . . . (1) That the
NMU should support the MM&P
and the MEBA, and (2) That the
SIU should then withdraw its com­

plaint . . . knd honor the NMU
contract."

The SIU, the report said, empha­
sized its belief that it had a very
sound legal and trade union posi­
tion in its complaint against the
company. Although President
Meany's suggestions would present
the Union with a difficult problem
it would be willing to comply, but
"would then expect the JIMU to
honor and support the lines of the
MM&P and MEBA against Ameri­
can Coal, as suggested by Presi­
dent Meany."

"The NMU's position with re­
spect to President Meany's pro­
posals was that it would not re-^
spect the AFL-CIO unions* picket-
lines until the Bull Line had been
struck . . ." The participating
unions noted that Bull Line had not
been an issue but if it was brought
in, then the dispute could logically
involve other companies connected
with American Coal including rail­
roads, collier operators, mining
companies and other steamship op­
erators.

Bidding Keen For '57
Seafarer Scholarships

A minimum of seven Seafarers and six Seafarers' children
are currently scheduled to take the official College Entrance
Examination tests in competition for the 1957 SIU scholarship
awards. The examination to
be given on March 16 is the
next to the last test available
for those who wish to apply for
$6,000 four-year award.

March 9 is the closing registra­
tion date for the March 16 exam.
Any Seafarers or Seafarers' chil­
dren who have not registered as
yet can still get under the wire.

The last qualifying exam will be
given on May 18, which is just a
couple of weeks ahead of the selec­
tion of the winners. The selection
is traditionally made at the trus­
tees' meeting the first Tuesday in
June, which is June 4 this year.

In addition to the 13 who have
already submitted all necessary
credentials, a number of others
may qualify for the award. The
Seafarers Welfare Plan reports an
unusually large number of in­
quiries on the scholarship program
this year, 45 in all to date.

Under the terms of the program.

as modified by the trustees last
year, five scholarships are to be
awarded annually. At least one of
the five is reserved for a Seafarer.

In the event that Seafarers are
selected among the first four
winners, then the fifth scholarship
goes to the highest-ranking Sea­
farer remaining in the competition.

Scholarship winners are picked
on the basis of their performance
on the college entrance tests, their
high school record and their par­
ticipation in school or community
activities. The selection is made
by a board of professional educa­
tors who meet once each year for
that purpose. The board includes
representatives from Princeton,
Columbia, New York University,
Rutgers and Howard University.

Last year Seafarers won four of
the five awards offered. Nine SIU
men in all have won the awards
since the scholarship plan was first
begun in 1953.

The report then noted tiiat
"Curran's Insistence on the
meeting stemmed from his de­
sire to discuss the effeots of
the so-called "attack on the
hiring haU" as the NMU de­
scribed the dispute. If the
NMU position had been con­
sistent and honest, then- the
Issue would have been settled
at this point . . . simply by
the NMU adopting President
Meany's recommendations. .."
It concluded that the only rea«

son for Injecting Bull Line was a
smokescreen to cover Curran's
support for District 50 as against
AFL-CIO marine officers unions.

The SIUNA representatives, Paul
HaU, Morris Welsberger and Mat­
thew Dushane expressed apprecia­
tion of President Meany's deep
understanding of the issues. While
firm in his position, they said, he
showed fairness and courtesy to all
hands.

US fn/uncfion
Upholds SlU's
Charge On ACS

The SIU won a significant vic­
tory over American Coal in the
US District Court last week as a
Federal judge ordered the com­
pany to stop discrimination against
Seafarers in its hiring of ships'
crews. The jurist issued a tempo­
rary restraining order effectively
halting the company's anti-SIU
practices. Today he is scheduled to
elaborate on the order in the
form of a temporary injunction
which will restrain tSe company
until the National Labor Relations
Board acts on SIU unfair labor
practice charges against the con­
cern. The Labor Board's first
hearing on the charges is set for
March 4.

On still another court front, the
company succeeded in getting SIU,
MEBA and MM&P picketing at
Monti Marine in Brooklyn declared
illegal. Another Federal judge
ruled that auch picketing directed
against the Thomas Paine, a Gov­
ernment-owned Liberty ship, con­
stituted a secondary boycott.

The restraining order, issued
against American Coal by Judge
LawTence Walsh stops the com­
pany from giving preference to the
National Maritime Union in hiring
for its ships and from excluding

(Continued on page 15)

Welfare Services In New Quarters

Providing better facilities for serving Seafarers are these altered quarters of Welfare Services
now located In Room 307 at headquarters. Welfare Services representatives are Milton
(Toby)" Flynn andeAl J^hner.



SEAFARERS LOG Pur* Thre*

Conferring during contract negotiations with Phillips Retro-
leum Co. at Morgan City, La., are (l-r) following members
of SlU negotiating team: L. F. Fenton, patrolman Tom Gould,
assistant secretary-treasurer Robert A. Matthews, Neil C.
Richard and Henry C. (Red) Mullins. Not shown is commit­
tee member Lindsey Williams, New Orleans port agent. -
Gould is now in charge of SlU-HIWD hall in Morgan City.

SlU Ce's Lead New
Bids For Breakouts

WASHINGTON—New breakout requests are piling into the
Maritime Administration with several SlU-contracted com­
panies on line. Foremost among them, the Isthmian Steam­
ship Company has asked the
Maritime Administration for
charters on eight Government-
o^vned Victory ships.

In addition, other SIU companies
filing bids include Mississippi
Steamship, which is asking for
three Victory ships to carry agri­
cultural commodities to Brazil. A
third operator, Mathiasen Tankers,
has a bid in for three Liberty ships
for commercial bulk cargoes.

Two-Year Charters
The new applications came after

the Maritime Administration re­
vised its s^t-up to provide mini­
mum two year charters on Victory
ships and payment of breakout
costs by the operators on Llbertys.

Some companies are reluctai\t to
accept tonnage under the new re­
quirements, complaining it would
be uneconomical for them to pay
the costs of the breakouts which
are estimated as high as $250,000
per vessel. They are asking for
broader cargo-carrying authority
to help meet the higher cost.

However, Mathiasen has indi­
cated its willingness to pay the full
cost of the Liberty breakouts,
which should push along its ap­
plication accordingly.

Elsewhere on the breakout front.
Bull Line expects to have four
coal-carrying Libertys ready for
service within a week or ten days.
Two of them are scheduled to crew
in Savannah beginning today (see
story, page 5). Another two coal
ships are being readied for Water­
man Steamship and prospects are
bright for additional tonnage
assignments to these and other
SlU-contracted operators.

Berth Service
The eight ships requested by

Isthmian would be put on the com­
pany's regular berth service on
various Far East runs as well as
in its Persian Gulf operations.

^ .The Isthmian bid is noteworthy
in that it indicates an increasing
demand for shipping space in the
Persian Gulf area, whether or not
the Suez Canal is reopened for
navigation in the coming months.
Normally the opening of the canal

• would permit the carriage of more
cargo with existing ships, but evi­
dently the needs are too great to
be satisfied in that way.

One factor is the large offshore
oil drilling program being under­
taken in Persian Gulf waters, re­
quiring huge amounts of supplies
and equipment.

This is the first time in many
years that Isthmian has bid for
Government tonnage. Previously
the company had one other ship
under charter, the Andrew Jack­
son, a Waterman C-2, but that
vessel has been turned back to its
owners.

Both istnmian and Waterman
have subsidy applications pending
which would cover their berth
operations on a wide variety of
shipping runs.

PhiUips Oil Signs
Union Pact; First
In La. Tidelands

NEW ORLEANS—^The first union agreement to be negotiated in the expand­
ing Louisiana offshore oil exploration and production industry has been won by
the SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. The agreement was signed
with the Phillips Fetro
leum Company covering
wages, hours and working
conditions for employees
aboard the company's pro­
duction vessels and drilling
rig tender.

Phillips is one of the coun­
try's largest independent
crude oil exploration and pro­
duction companies. Its head of­
fices are in Oklahoma. Like many
major oil companies it is rapid-
iy expanding offshore oil opera­
tions in what is considered the
most lucrative remaining oil re­
serve area in the US.

The SIU contract came after an
SIU victory in a coilective bar­
gaining election conducted by the
National Labor Relations Board.
SIU organizers have been active
at this and other offshore oil op­
erations in recent months.

Breakthrough Hailed
Hailing the breakthrough in a

hitherto non-union field, SIU Sec­
retary-Treasurer Paul Hall de­
clared, "This agreement is an ini­
tial step in the SIU's program
to improve wages and working
conditions in the Louisiana tide-
lands. This is admittedly a very
difficult area in which to organ­
ize, particularly in view of the
physical problems involved. How­
ever, we are hopeful that the Phil­
lips contract will attract strong
support for the Harbor and In­
land Waterways Division from
other workers in the tidelands in

US Loan Guarantee
Spurs Ship Plans

WASHINGTON—^The 100 percent ship mortgage insurance
law passed last year has already stimulated applications for
construction of 40 new vessels. Among them are three pas­
senger ships and a number of '
roll-ons and container-carry­
ing vessels.

Reviewing the operation of the
law, the Maritime Administration
reports that nine vessels now
under construction or already com­
pleted are also covered by the law.
Included among them are the
Florida Queen for TMT Trailer
Ferry, and the supertanker Adora­
tion built by J. M. Carras.

Applications pending or being

SEAFARERS LOG
Her. 1, 1957 Vol. XiX No. 5

PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treaswr
HEBMUII BRAND. Editor, RAT DINIRON.

Managing Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN. Art
EdUon HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACX.
Staff writers. BILL MOODT. Gulf Area
Representative,

PuUishid bIwRRkly at tha haadquartart
of tha Saafarart Intarnatlanal Union. At­
lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO. «7S Fourth
Avanua, Brooklyn M, NY. Tal. HYaclnth
MSOe. Entorod at lacond clau mattar
at tha Poit Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar
tha Act of Aug. 24, 1912.

acted on, include the conversion of
the Badger Mariner for Arnold
Bernstein and construction of a
number of new tankers. Large scale
applications involve ten container
ships for American Hawaiian, a
west coast company, the conver­
sion of the passenger ship Mat-
sonia for Matson and two passen­
ger liners for H. B.- Cantor.

The Cantor plans would involve
ships capable of carrying as much
as 5,000 passengers each Puliman-
style, with meals, entertainment
and recreation sold as extra-charge
items.

The SIU put in strong support
for the 100 percent ship mortgage
law at the last session as the only
way to break ground for develop­
ment of new shipping concerns and
construction of many more new
ships by existing companies.

The Bernstein interests were the
first to take advantage of the 100
percent ship mortgage law when
they applied for purchase and con­
version of the Badger Mariner for
low-cost transatlantic passenger
service. Bernstein expects to take
possession of the vessel lyithln the
hext "few" weeks.'' . '

light of the superior conditions
won for Phiilips men."

Open New Hall
Along with the completion of

the Phillips negotiations, the SIU-
HIWD opened a new hall at 912
Front Street, Morgan City, La., to
serve the men in the Phillips fieet
and other offshore oil workers.
SIU New Orleans patrolman Tom
Gould has been assigned to the
Morgan City hall.

The agreement, which runs for
one year, includes the following
benefits won after three weeks of
almost continuous negotiations:
• A substantial wage Increase.
• Reduction in work days aboard

production vessels from 14 on and
seven off to seven days on and
seven off.
• Reduction in rig tender em­

ployees' hours from 12 hours a day
to eight hours daily. Overtime is
paid after eight hours. The sched­
ule of ten days on and five days
off is continued.
• Seven paid holidays, with dou­

ble time for men working. There
were no paid holidays before.
• Two weeks'* paid vacation a

year.
• A seniority clause covering

layoffs, transfers, promotions and
vacation choices.
• Grievance procedure.
• Establishment of a committee

of Phillips workers and Union del­
egates to meet monthly on beefs
with management.
• Medical exam reviews to be

decided by the Oschner clinic in
New Orleans in the event of dis­
putes over a man's physical condi­

tion. The company will pay all
exam costs at Oschner's.

SIU port agent Lindsey Williams
hailed the men in the Phiilips fieet
for presenting a "strong united
front throughout the negotiations.
They deserve full dredit for suc­
cess in securing this pioneer
agreement."

Handling negotiations for th#
SIU were Williams, Robert A. Mat­
thews, assistant secretary-treas­
urer, and Henry C. "Red" Muliins,
Neil C. Richard, L. F. Fenton and
Charles D. Dixon, rank and file
Phillips' workers. SIU attorney C.
Paul Barker served in an advisory
capacity.

Vote $ For
Quarantine

WASHINGTON — The 24-hour
Quarantine inspection system for
vessels in US ports seems certain
to go into effect soon for the bal­
ance of the 1957 fiscal year. The
Senate has already passed a $67,-
500 deficiency appropriation for
the i;est of the 1957 period and the
House is expected to follow suit. -

Provision of the funds means
that ships will no longer have to
drop the hook and wait until next
morning to dock when arriving in
a US port after 5 PM. The money
will go to pay overtime for Quar­
antine inspectors who have to
work past that hour.

VINCENT J. MALONE
Retires After 19 Years

SAM BENNETT
New President

Bennett Now MFOW Head
With Sam Bennett succeeding Vincent J. Malone as presi­

dent, the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union is
expected to continue pursuing the same policies and same
practice of close cooperation
with SIU of NA affiliates that
marked Malone's tenure of of­
fice. Malone, holder of the top
spot in the union for the past 19
years, declined to run again dur­
ing the last MFOW election, and
Bennett, who was MFOW vice
president, was elected without op­
position.

It was under Malone's leader­
ship that the Firemen affiliated
with the SIU of North America

and established close ties with SIU
of NA member unions. He was
first elected head of the Firemen's
Union in 1938. An account of his
experiences and of the Firemen's
Union is to be published in book
form shortly.

Like his predecessor, Bennett is
known to be solidly anti-Commu­
nist and also has a wide acquaint­
anceship among the other mem­
bers of the SIU Pacific District

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Par* Four SEAFARERS LOG^ March 1. 1957

US Benefits SICI Benefits

WIDOWS
62 or over •

1
1
1
1

MAXIMUM BENEFITi
$81.40 per month

Up to $253 burial benefit

$4,000 death benefit
e ,

Family hospital, surgical benefit
for 90 days after tori rfoy Sea­
farer worked

Seafarer's earned vocation pay

Children eligible for scholarship

WIDOWS
Any Ago j

1
1
1

MAXIMUM BENEFIT 1
$162.80 per month

Up to $255 burial benefit

$4,000 death benefit

Family hospital, surgical benefit
for 90 days after last day Sea­
farer worked

Seafarer's earned vacation poy

Children eligible for scholarship

1 Two or More
1 Children
1 Under 18

1
1

- 1

MAXIMUM BENEFITt
$200 per month

Up to $255 buriol benefit

$4,000 death benefit

Family hospital, surgical benefit
for 90 days after lost day Sea­
farer worked

Seafarer's earned vcKotion pay

Children eligible for'scholarship

An oversimplified digest of the features of the US Social
Security set-up in the last LOG caused a stir in a dozen
SS field offices from coast to coast last week, but things
are set to rights here. Despite the impression in the LOG,
widows under 62 with no children under 18 do not qualify

benefits, although they.do get up to $255 in burial bene­
fits. Widows (any age) with children under 18 qualify for the monthly benefits plus
the burial benefit. SIU welfare benefits (right hand column) apply in all cases, how­
ever. Readers are urged to save both items for an easy guide to these valuable benefits.

Social Security
Boxscore Revised
for monthly Social Security

Freeze Cards In Port Strikes
NEW YORK—^Two rulings by the Seafarers Appeals Board last month shattered prece­

dent to protect the job rights of Seafarers in ports affected by a strike or tie-up that mate­
rially affects shipping.

The action was taken on
February 14, two days after
the outbreak of the longshore­
men's strike in North Atlantic
ports. The strike ended last Fri­
day.

Under the new rulings, a "freeze"
on the dates of Seafarers'_5hipping
cards in all strike-bound ports
went into effect back to February
12, when the dock walkout began.
The "freeze" applied until the end
of the ten-day strike on February
22. SIU ports from Boston to Nor­
folk were involved.

No Time Lost On Cards
As a result, according to Assist­

ant Secretary - Treasurer Claude
Simmons, Seafarers registered in
the affected ports lost no time on
their 90-day shipping cai'ds due to
the strike. A Seafarer who had 20
days left on his card when the
strike started still had 20 days left
to ship on that card when the
walkout ended.

A companion decision applies
the same principle to ship's crews
laid off during the course of a
strike. Under the SIU shipping
rules, if a ship lays up and then
calls for a crew again within ten
days after lay-up, the original
crewmen have preference for the
jobs provided they are registered
on the shipping list.

The appeals board ruling now
gives them preference on the jobs
for ten days after the strike ends.

Both ruUngs will also apply to
any future tie-ups.

They are the latest in a series of
decisions by the appeals board
clarifying and amending the
Union's shipping rules. The ap­
peals board, composed equally of
SIU and shipowner representatives.
Is established under the employ­
ment clause in SIU agreements.

Meanwhile, shipping was very
alow here during the past period,
Simmons pointed out, due to the
coastwise dock strikfi-aSr,weU as the
local tug strike.

A total of 20 ships paid off, two
signed on and 13 were in transit.
Among the payoffs was the tanker
Fort Bridget (US Petroleum),
whose crew was repatriated by air
from France after a year on the

Persian Gulf shuttle. Simmons
said the delegates and crew on this
ship "did a bang-up SIU job."

The Fort Bridget, along with the
Transcape (T A K), subsequently
went under foreign flag.

Question: The Maritime Administrator has predicted that ships of
the future will all be submarines. Would you like to be a seaman
under those circumstances?

J. Carbone, AB: It wouldn't be
bad in some respects bebause you

would avoid the
storms and all
the pitching and
rolling that goes
with bad weather.
But at the s?me
time, I would like
to get some fresh
air once in a
while and you
can't do that very

well on a submarine ship.

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BUI stanion, MM: I'm afraid that

there won't be any seamen at aU
because from
what I read these
ships wUl be op­
erated by remote
control from
shore stations.
Fortunately
though, it will be
after my time,
and won't affect
our present ship­
ping set-up.

4 4 4"
Harry Cracknel!, MM: It doesn't

make sense to me. I doubt if I will
see anything like
that In my life­
time so I'm not
going to worry
about it. It wiU
be a long time
before shipping
will change so
much to affect
our present way
of doing ship­

board work.

David Doren, OS: I don't think
I would care for it because I like

fresh air too
much. I wouldn't
relish the idea of
being cooped up
in a submarine.
I understand that
in the Navy they
pay 50 .percent
extra for sub­
marine duty and
if we ever get

merchant subs I imagine they
would pay extra too.

4 4, 4
Angelo Cinquemiano,MM: I would

not mind trying a ship like that. It
would be some­
thing out of the
ordinary if it
ever comes about.
However, I do
not think it will
happen on a
large scale. I
would be sur­
prised to see
underwater ships
take over from our present-style
ships.

4 4 4
Domlnlck Defeo, chief pump­

man: Well maybe it might happen
someday but not
whUe I'm still
sailing so I don't
have to worry
about it. When
the time comes
it will be a prob­
lem to consider
because it will
change the way
of running quite

a bit from the kind of operation
we have now. ; i /.» '

HAROLD T. ANDRIWS (OverMai),
Dae. S—Chairman, P. Praialar;' Sacra-
tary, R. Archar. New delegate elected.
;Shlp'a fund $8. Room to be apotted
on aanltary. Need new atovc and
electric mixer. Beef* to be taken to
department delegates not topside.
Messhall to be • kept clean. Return
used cups to pantry.

GRAIN SHIPPER (Grain Fleet), Dec.
15—Chairman, M. Houx; Secretary, J.
Harty. Beef regarding launch service
In Inchon, Korea—to be referred to
patrolman. Ship's fund $12.50. Few
hours disputed overtime. Foc'sles,
showers and gaUey need painting.
Patrolman to be advised of inadequate
stores and slop chest.

Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to
steward department for fine Christ­
mas dinner.

CHOCTAW (Waterman), Dee. 22—
Chairman, M. Slmonettl; Secretary, M.
Doherty. One member failed to Join
ship in Yokohama. Ship's fund $12
and 200 Yen. Few hours disputed over­
time. New delegate elected. To have
wooden bunks, built-in drawers and
lockers in aU' rooms. When leaving
ship crew to strip bunk and return
linen. Turn •oS washing machine when
through. Request more canned Juices
and fruits, frozen vegetables, and
fresh fruit. Need mattress and pillow
covers.

DEL ORO (Miss.), Sept. 2—Chairman,
H. Mooney; Secretary, H. Gardes.
Ship's fund $65.09. New delegate elect­
ed. Key to door on after deck to be
given to messman at meal times. Dis­
cussion on locked doors during time
of Kroo boys on board.

CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Dec.
23—Chairman, J. Zerels; Secretary, J.
Morlson. One man hospitalized in
Japan. Vote of thanks to steward for
fine Job, good cooking. Delegate to
ask captaiit for US eurrency in Chile,
Repair list to be made up.

IDEAL X (Pan-Atlentic), Dee. 2«—
Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, J.
Atchison. Action to be taken on rusty
water situation. Painting and sougee-
ing to be started. Need new washing
machine for black gang. One man
missed ship. Few hours disputed over­
time. Short one man. Report accepted.
Vote of thanks for fine Xmaa dinner.
Shower water tank needs flushing.

JOHN C. WATERMAN (Waterman),
Doe. 16—Chairman, S. Szants, Jr.;
Secretary, R. Agular. Few members to
be reported to patrolman for drunk-
eness. Few hours disputed overtime.
Repair list to be submitted. Vote of
thanks to steward departmient for fine
cooperation.

MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nov.
17—Chairman, W. Brow; Secretary, H.
Goley. Ship's fund $15.07. New dele­
gate elected. Blowers to be fixed in
deck gang rooms. Mesa hall to be kept
clean for preparation of holiday
meals.

ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Ship­
ping), Oct. 7—Chairman, W. Wandell:
Secretary, J. Hannay. Ship's fund
$30.90. Some disputed overtime. He-
ports accepted. New delegate elect­
ed. All beefs to be taken to dele­
gate between 8 AM and 6 PM unless
considered serious. Movies to be
shown on Sunday afternoon and al­
ternate nights. Vote of thanks to
negotiating committee on new wags
scale.

Dec. 2—Chairman, L. Ames; Secre­
tary, J. Hannay. New messman
aboard in Capetown, Engineers do­
ing carpenter's work. Ship's fund
$20.50. Delayed saUing disputed. Re­
port accepted, Repair list submit­
ted. Vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment for Thanksgiving dinner. Col­
lection for messman Injured in Duran.
SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain),
Dec. 12—Chairman, A. Fedo; Secre­
tary, T. Constantln. Repair list has
been submitted. New delegate and
treasurer elected. Few hours - diis-
puted overtime. Reports accepted.
Members to donate $1 toward ship's
fund.

STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov.
10—Chairman, F. TImmrock; Secre­
tary, H. West. Secretary elected.
Each member to donate $1 toward
ship's fund—fund not to exceed $50.
Blackboard to be placed in laundry.
Library to be kept clean.

ALCOA FURITAN (Alcoa), Dec. 24
—Chairman, L, Larkin; Secffetary, J.
Byrne, Discussion on atoppers for
crew's quarters; gangway watch; pas­
sageway doors to be kept closed while
in port. Vote of thanks to ships dele­
gate.

ALCOA RANGER (AlCOa), Dec. 29—
Chairman, A. Carpenter; Secretary, F.
Napoll. Bed* springs to be repaired or
replaced. One man missed ship in
Tampa; personal gear Inventoried and

packed. Report accepted. Vote of
thanks to steward department. Repair
list to b^ submitted,

ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan, 1—
Chairman, J, Steele; Secretary, R,
Klenast, Two men missed ship in Puer­
to Rico. Ship's fund $30. Repair lists
to be submitted. Request different
brand of coffee. Vote of thanks to
steward dept. for fine meals and serv­
ice on holidays.

DOROTHY (Bull), Dec. 28—Chair­
man, R. Joy; Secretary, J, McNeely,
Linen to be turned in. 24 hours no­
tice to be gfven when leaving ship.

BIG BEND (Tankship), Dec. 30—
Chairman, J, SwIderskI; Secretary, V.
Ratcllff. TV set purchased. One man
missed ship in N. O. Delayed sailing
disputed. 16 hours disputed overtime.
New delegate elected. No heat in
messmen's foc-sles. Smoking to be con­
fined to designated areas only. Recre­
ation room to be kept clean. TV set
to be donated to boil's club if ship
lays up.

CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities
Service). Jan. 1—Chairman, W. Ome-
lancxuk; Secretary, D, Wilson. One
man missed ship. Five hours disputed
overtime. Report accept.ed. Shower
drains plugged up. Sink needs repair­
ing in foc'slc.

COALINGA HILLS (Fan-Atlantic
Corp.), Dec. 31—Chairman, J. Grimes;
Secretary, T. Jenkins. New delegate
elected. Sldp's fund $35. Discussed
overtime beef. Reports accepted. Need
new washing machine. Delegate to
talk with captain about firing oiler
with cause.

DEL RIO (Miss.), Dee, 23—Chairman,
F. Davis; Secretary, B, Hussar, More
stores to be put on African Run. Beef
on ammonia tanks being carried on
No. 4 hatch. Suggestion that they be
carried only on No. 3 or No. 5 hatches.
Laundry and washing machine to be
kept clean. Kocoo boys not to be al­
lowed in crew's quarters.

FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Drytrans),
Dee. 9—Chairman, $, Drury; Secretary,
R. Simpson, Crew warned about foul­
ing up and missing watches. Return
all soiled linen. Repair list turned In.
Action taken on same. Request steam
and water lines to be run together in
washing machine. Need new alumi­
num agitator for washing machine.

DEC. 30—Chairman, S. Drury; Sec­
retary, F. Fox, Request four launches
to and from ship. Draw to be put out
every five days. Repair Ust taken care
of. FuU cooperation between all. de­
partments. Ship's fund S6. Locker
doors to be repaired in messroora and
foc'sles. Discussion on retiring pen­
sion for SIU members. Members asked
to write to LOG for reaction on same.

EDITH (Bull), Dec. 30—Chairman,
p. Gvozdich; Secretary, J. Gavin.
Steward missed ship. Ship sailed short-
handed. Steward to remain aboard to
receive stores. Two men fouled up.
To charge payment of delayed sailing
to men responsible for non-payment
by company due to fact that they
were not aboard.

IBERVILLE (Waterman), Dec. 29—
Chairman, L. Meyers; Secretary, C.
Ridge. New delegate, reporter and
treasurer elected. Ship's fund $19.35.
Some disputed overtime. Short a bak­
er. Laundry to be kept ciean. Mess-
ball to be left clean.

MAE (Bull), Dec. 29—Chairman, W.
Morris; Secretary, C. Hosetter. Need
gangway, present ladder very bad.
Ship's fund $29.00. TV repaired. $12
in boat fund. Reports accepted. Air
condition all SIU ships especially ones
running to tropics. .

MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western
Tankers), Sept. 23—Chairman, P. Me-
Kreth; Secretary, E. Lambe. Received
innerspring mattresses, awnings' and
travelers checks. Six members missed
ship in Singapore. Ship's fund 24,000
Yen. New deiegate elected. Washing
machine to be. repaired; bathrooms to
be painted and quarters sougeed. Gear-
for men who missed ship wiil be put
aboard in Singapore. Keep messroom
clean.

SEAMAR (Calmar), Dee. 25—Chair­
man, B. Schuitz; Secretary, F. Miller.
Ship's fund $7.30. Overtime cut off be­
cause crew turned in subsistence.
Report accepted. Salt water in fresh
water lines. To be Investigated by
patrolman. Check slop chest and post
Itemized list of prices. Post Ust of
port addresses.

ROBIN TRENT (Robin), Dee. 30—
Chairman, J, Straka; Secretary, M,
Kamlnskl. Reports accepted. Vote of
thanks to steward department for
fine Christmas dinner and good food
in general.

SUZANNE (Bull), Dec. 22—Chair­
man, R. Lanoue; Secretary, G, Preta.
Repair lists submitted. Ship's fund $2.
Few hours disputed overtime. Rusty
drinking water; to see patrolman
about same. Vote of thanks to chief
cook and galleymen for exceUcnt food,
Messhall and laundry to be kept clean
and payoff to-ljp sober and orderly,

THE CABINS (Terminal), Jan. 2—
Chairman, F, NIgro; Secretary, F, Nl-
gro. Ship to pay .off at Anchorage,
Beef on division of overtime with
watch standers and day men. Reports
accepted.

SANDCAPTAIN (Cons. Aggregates),
Dec, 14—Chairman, W, Smith; Secre­
tary, E. Klingvall. Ship's fund $100.
One man missed ship. Vote of thanks
to delegate and steward department
for Job weU done.

SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea-
train), Dec, 24—Chairman, W. Saltrez;
Secretary, W, Saltrez, New delegate
elected. Company to supply steward.

day of arrival for loading stores.
Stores Ust to be sent to steward. New
feeding system not satisfactory.



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March 1. ItST SEAFARERS LOG Pare l^e

End of longihoremen't strike, which tied up shipping in New York and other northeastern ports
for 10 days, finds plenty of job action in headquarters hiring hall as ships start moving again.

Ships Move As ILA Strike Ends
Ships are moving again off the North Atlantic coast as a 10-day strike of the International

Ijpngshoremen^ Association ended last Saturday morning. 45,000 longshoremen who had
been out in New York and other ports from Maine to Virginia began to return to work.
Meanwhile, however, ship­
ping activities in New York
remained partially hampered
by the continuing strike of the
port's tugboat workers.

The longshoremen's return end­
ed a six-month hassle over a new
contract. It followed rank-and-file
acceptance of the employers' offers
in New York and other ports. In
New York the ILA said that long­
shoremen ratified the contract by
a vote of 6,829 to 4,017.

Actual terms of the New York
agreement had been worked out
between the New York Shipping
Association and the ILA. wage scale
committee nearly a week before
the men went back to work. ILA

-f-

President Bradley, in fact, had is­
sued a back-to-work order during
the middle of the week, prior to
any vote by the men.

That order backfired when em­
ployers and th^ ILA failed to reach
agreements in Baltimore and Nor­
folk, Va. By Friday agreements in
those ports were reached and
Bradley issued a new back-to-work
order effective Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, expectations that the
tugboat strike also would end
failed to materialize as members
of Local 333, United Marine Divi­
sion, National Maritime Union, re­
jected the six-year pact agreed to
between the local's officers and the
employers. The length of the pact

Industry wide wage patterns are
being given up in the woolen and
worsted industry by the Textile
Workers Union of America. The
union will negotiate on a company-
by-company basis because there
was no single company big enough
to set the pace and because some
operations are far more profitable
than others.

i;. ^ a.
A ten-year recognition contract

has been signed by virtually all
major Miami Beach resort hoteis
with the Hotel and Restaurant Em­
ployees Union, ending a 21-month
long strike. Some SO to 60 hotels
are involved. The contract pro­
vides for a succession of one-year
agreements insuring the union ten
years' recognition and a no-strike
clause. Wages, hours, vacations
and other issues will be negotiated
shortly.

"Beat the sales tax" is the cry
of the Massachusetts labor move­
ment. The State Federation of
Labor has voted $10,000 to be spent
in an anti-sales tax campaign, with
the state CIO also participating.
The sales tax has been proposed
by Governor Foster Furcolo, who
was elected with labor support.

3^
In neighboring Connecticut, the

Slate Unemployment Compensa­
tion Commissioner has ruled
against paying jobless benefits to
a woman worker who quit under
unusual circumstances. She resign­
ed after three days at a factory
because the ,tone of her fellow-
workers' conversation was occa­
sionally off-color. The Commis­
sioner ruled that tender ears were
no reason for quitting.

A eitywide agreement has been
signed between the city of Phila­
delphia and District Council 33,
State, County and Municipal Em­
ployees, providing for exclusive
bargaining rights for the union
wherever it has a majority in a
city department. Philadelphia is
the first large city in the country
to sign such an agreement. About
15,000 city, employees are involved
exclusive of policemen, firemen
and park guards.

3> 3>
The US Supreme Court is ex­

pected to rule in the near future on
whether states and towns have the
right to levy license fees on union
organizers. Many towns in Georgia,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia
have passed such ordinances. The
test will be based on the Baxley,
Ga., ordinance which calls for a
license fee of $2,000 a year for
each union organizer plus a $500
fee for each member signed up.

$• $1 X
Supplemental unemployment ben­

efit plans received a setback in
California when a Department of
Employment referee ruled that the
payments cannot be used to supple­
ment state unemployment benefits.
The referee said that such pay­
ments are, in effect, wages and
should be deducted from unem­
ployment benefits, not added to
them. A court appeal is being
planned by several unions in­
volved.

^ ^
Gary, Indiana, has bus service

again after a 98-day strike. The
agreement provides for a nine-
certs hourly increase plus five
cents more in 1958. The Amalgam­
ated Motor Coach Employees LocaJ
517 signed the • corilract."

was said to be the chief reason
for its rejection.

There had also been consider­
able talk -on the waterfront that
the longshoremen Would reject
their pact. At least three big Man­
hattan ILA locals had opposed the
agreement reached by the wage
scale committee. The picture was
further complicated on Thursday
morning, just before the men were
slated to vote on the ratification,
by the appearance in Brooklyn and
lower Manhattan of handbills urg­
ing the contract's rejection.

The handbills, signed only by
"rank and file ILA members,"
made a special Issue of the fact
that the ILA agreement did not call
for a common termination date
with the longshoremen's contract
on the West Coast. This lent cre­
dence to the belief that the hand­
bills were the work of either Harry
Bridges, head of the West Coast
longshore union, or of his east
coast agent, Irving (Charles) Vel-
son. •

Bridges, who has been grinding
the axe for a common termination
date right along, arrived in New
York several weeks ago and told
newspaper reporters he was here
"to protect my interests." He was
still in New York at last report.

The three-year contract approved
by the longshoremen consists ba­
sically of two parts. One part calls
for a "master contract" for all
longshoremen from Portland, Me.,
to Hampton Roads, Va., on wages,
hours and employer contributions
for welfare and pension benefits.
The second part calls for the set­
tlement of other contract issues,
such as working conditions, vaca­
tions and paid holidays, on a port
by port basis.

The wage provisions call for a
32-cent-an-hour boost of which 18
cents is payable the first year and
7 cents the second and third years.
All the contract provisions are re­
troactive to October 1.

Two More Bull
Coal Ships Ready

SAVANNAH—^Two of the first four ships allocated to Bull
Line for the coal run will crew up here this week, assuring
good shipping for the current period.

The John Kendall was due^
to take a crew today, and the

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Use Only One
Mail Address

Seafarers with beefs regard­
ing slow payment of monies due
from various operators in back
wages and disputed overtime
should first check whether they
have a proper mailing address
on file with the company. SIU
headquarters officials point out
that reports received from sev­
eral operators show checks have
been mailed to one address
while a beef on the same score
is sent'from another, thus cre­
ating much difficulty in keeping
accounts straight. ' • < '

James Bowdoin should crew
up Tuesday, once overhauling is
completed. Bull Line already has
four of its own Libertys, the An­
gelina, Arlyn, Carolyn and Doro­
thy, on the coal run now. Two
more ships from the reserve fleet
will join the operation shortly.

Shipping during the last period
was better than usual, due to vis­
its by six in-transit ships, plua one
payoff. Port Agent E. B. McAuley
reported. The in-transits were the
Seatrain Savannah, Seatrain New
York (Seatrain); Robin Mowbray
(Seas Shipping); Coeur d'Alene
Victory (Victory Carriers); (Steel
Surveyor (Isthmian), and the John
C. Kendall (Bull), which came in
with a riding crew.

The lone payoff, - the Pacific
Ocean (World Carriers), stirred
some interest as she may have set
something of a record in trans­
atlantic crossings. It took the ship
24 days to get from Antwerp, Bel­
gium, to Savannah, because the
steering gear was fouled up most
of the trip.

Helmsman Back Aft
She had to be steered from the

aft steering station most of the
time, even down to the end of the
voyage. Coming up the Savannah
River the ship still had the helms­
man back aft, which is a pretty
rough situation for the pilot and
all hands.

This same ship arrived in pretty
sad condition overall, as all quar­
ters needed painting and the gal­
ley stove was in bad shape. The
galley also had plentiful supply of
rainwater, since it rained in the
galley every time it rained on
deck. The area all around the gal­
ley stack was rusted out, 'but this
and all other repairs are being

taken care of, McAuley noted.
About 100 hours of disputed de(*k
department overtime was also col­
lected at the payoff.

Besides the ships mentioned, the
MV Dry Tortugas and MV Som­
brero Key were paid off for the
SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways
Division. These are the deep sea
tugs operated by TMT Trailer Fer­
ry for hauling converted LST-
trailer ships to the Islands.

Six Named
Delegates
To SlUNA

As per recommendations adopted
by the February 6 membership
meeting, the six candidates nomi­
nated for the post of convention
delegate have been declared
elected to the six delegates' posts
open. They will represent the SIU
A&G District at the next SIU of
North America convention open­
ing in San Francisco, March 25.

The six candidates declared
elected are: Marty Breithoff, A. S.
Cardullo, Paul Hall, Earl Shep-
pard, Cal Tanner and Lindsey Wil­
liams.

Had there been more than six
candidates nominated, the proce­
dure called for the membership to
choose from among the "nominees
at a secret ballot vote scheduled
for February 28 through March 6.
However, the recommendations
specified that if no more than six
are nominated that they be de­
clared elected because there was
no contest.

Under the International Union's
rules, the SIU A&G District is
entitled to 15 votes and up to 15
delegates to the convention. The
membership approved the secre­
tary - treasurer's recommendation
that the 15 votes be divided among
six delegates.

FMB Stops
Subsidy $$
For Bonuses

WASHINGTON — Based on a
report issued by the Navy Depart­
ment, the Federal Maritime Board
has decided to discontinue figuring
bonus payments paid for war risk'
shipping as part of operating sub­
sidy payments.

The report stated that the De­
partment did not recognize any
areas of the world as "danger
areas" and that the US Navy was
now operating on a peacetime
status.

The sections involved are the
Formosan waters, the China coast,
Saigon, and the eastern Mediter­
ranean.

Under present maritime con­
tracts, seamen receive bonuses for
sl.ipping in these waters. The
Board has determined that pay­
ments for the east Mediterranean
were ineligible as of 1956. ' Since
the major Middie East troubles
started late last year, this will com­
pletely eliminate any payments to
subsidized operators to cover bo­
nuses in that area. Payment will
no longer be made for any other
area as of January 1, 1957.

Present Pacts Unaffected
Although this action by the FMB

will not affect present maritime
agreements of the SIU and other
unions, it is felt that the loss of
these payments by the Government
to subsidized operators will have
an effect on future contract nego­
tiations. The operators are sure te
ask for an end to such bonuses.

The Navy's statement indicates
the possibility of peace feelers
between the Chinese Communist
government and the Nationalist
government of Formosa. This
infers a possible easing of relations
between China and the US. Senator
Theodore Francis Green, chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, was quoted by the "US-
News & World Report" as stating
on a national radio program that»
"I think we should recognize Red
China sooner or later." He later
clarified this by stating that he did
not mean immediate recognition as
Red China has not yet purged
itself of its aggression and stiU
holds American prisoners.

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Tare Sis SEAFARERS LOG Marcli 1, 1957

San Juan Hall Readied

SAN JUAN—Seafarers are pitching in to help laundh a
brand-new SIU hall in this island port by the end of
March. The new site is only three doors down from the pres­
ent hajl at 51 Pelayo. —-

Much larger than the quar­
ters now occupied by the SIU,
the new hall at 101 Pelayo is being
completely remodeled and refur­
nished to service the hundreds of
SIU men who pass through Puerto
Biean ports every week. A key fea­
ture is an illuminated shipping
board, smaller but similar to the
ones at headquarters and in Balti­
more.

The hall will be fully air-condi­
tioned and will be easily able to
accommodate meetings of 100 or
more persons. Plans are being
made to utilize an outdoor area of
1,200 square feet for meetings and
recreational purposes by covering
It over with a canopy.

The hall is on the ground floor
of the two-story Maritime Building
already occupied by the AFL-CIO
International Brotherhood of Long­
shoremen (UTM). Free parking is
available one block away. The hall
will also be headquarters for the
SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways
Division on the Island.

Seafarers have been assisting in
all phases of the work since it be­
gan several weeks ago, according
to Port Agent Sal Colls, although
an outside contract building con­
tractor is doing the major over­
hauling job. The telephone num­
ber at the old hall, 2-5996, will
probably be retained once the new
hall is formally opened. ''

All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name:

Mary Ann Wagner, born January
27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emil
Wagner, Kittanning, Pa.

Nathan Paul Silkowski, born
January 5, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. John E. Silkowski, Westwego,
La.

Linda Carole Sullivaii, born
January 26, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Stecial C. Sullivan, Mobile,
Ala.

Michael Rocco, born January 30,
1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicholas
Rocco, Brooklyn, NY.

Marixa Matos Velez, born Janu­
ary 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Alberto M. Velez, New York, NY.

Barbara Jean Carver, born Octo­
ber 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Lester J. Carver, Hammond, La.

Mary Theresa Koppersmith, born
November 8, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Francis E. Koppersmith, New
Orleans, La.

Helen Cecile Schmidt, born De­
cember 23, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Hans Schmidt, New Orleans,
La.

Robert Earl Akridge, Born Janu­
ary 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Lonnie L. Akridge, Mobile, Ala.

Caren Denise Faircloth, born
January 16, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Crichton,
Ala.

Carmen Victoria Alonso, born
November 23,1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Manuel E. Figueroa, New
York, NY.

Edwardo Gatica, bom August 14,
1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rodolfo
E. Gatica, La Marque, Tex.

Daniel Arthur Patterson, born
Januafy 14, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Eddke A. Patterson, Selma,
Ala. i;

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Mary Helen Canales, born De­
cember 12, 1956, to Seafai'er and
Mrs. Serando J. Canales, New Or­
leans, La.

Femado Gonzalez, bom January
19, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gil-
berto Ganzalez, Brooklyn, NY.

Casper Keith McLemore, born
January 9, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Casper McLemore, Mobile,
Ala.

Robert Terry Sanders, born
February 5, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Union H. Sanders, Bay Min-
ette, Ala.

Ruby Wing, born January 21,
1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Yao
Fang Wing, San Francisco, Calif.

Mary Susan McNulty, born
February 8, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Bowman P. McNulty, Mobile,
Ala.

Leroy Andre Reed, born January
7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­
drew C. Reed, Hattiesburg,.Miss.

Fredia Louis Eriksen, bom Janu­
ary 1-5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Edmund K. Eriksen, Savannah, Ga.

Grace Marie Stanley, bom De­
cember 17, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. George R. Stanley, Ft. Lau­
derdale, Fla.

Pablo Alberto Rodriguez Davila,
born December 20, 1956, to Sea­
farer and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez,
Fajardo, PR.

Israel Cruz, born January 18,
1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis
Cruz, Brooklyn, NY.

Michael Kim Johnson, bom De­
cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. James Woodrow Johnson,
Wheeler, Mich.

Ernest Bryant Davenport, bom
November 29, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Otis Davenport, Mobile, Ala.

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Up to $260

a Year

for Every Working I

Under the SIU Vacation Plan, every Seafarer

who works at least 90 days a year can collect

vacation pay. But few seamen enjoyed paid
vacations until 195?, when the SIU plan went into

effect. Here are some of the unique features of

fhe plan, which was the first of its kind in maritime:

0 Seafarers can collect vacation pay
in cash any time they can show 90
days' discharges.

0 No one has to quit a ship to collect
vacation money. There are no com-
pulsory vacations in the SIU.

0 Vacation pay is pro-rated. The
more days worked, the bigger the
benefit.

You collect whether you work for
one company or a dozen In a year.

0 Payments made within an hour
at headquarters; in a day or two by
airmail to the outports.

THE SIU VACATION PLAN

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YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Seafarer's Gnide To Better Bnyin^

By Sidney Margolius

High Incomes Duck Taxes
Evidence is accumulating that the big tax bite on large incomes,

popularly supposed to be 91 percent, is actually a myth perpetuated
by Congress, and the reason Congress permits a slew of tax loopholes
to continue despite frequent criticism of them, is to convince the pub­
lic that wealthy people carry the tax load. "

In a number of articles in law journals and testimony before Con­
gress shortly before his death last year, Randolph E. Paul, a noted tax
Expert and former General Counsel to the US Treasury, had pointed
out that different kinds of tax rates on different types of income had
eroded the progressive tax structure to the point that tax rates which
appeared high actually were not. He stated that a wide range of loop­
holes, from special low rates on capital gains to special concessions for
the oil and mining industries, made the effective tax on big incomes,
not the 91 percent the public supposes it is, but often closer to 50 to
70 percent. For example, in 1953 the average effective tax rate for all
taxpayers was about 27 percent, not much more than the lowest-bracket
rate of 22 percent that year. Instead of the tax rate being highly pro­
gressive, as Congress vvould have us believe, it turns out that lowest-

bracket taxpayers shell out close
t to the average tax rate for the

country as a whole.
Furthermore, Mr. Paul pointed

out, the actual effective rate of in­
come tax for 1952 for taxpayers
with incomes Over $100,000 was 53
percent, not 67 percent as it might
appear from the Government's tax
table. Mr. Paul himself, charged
that tajc rates over 70' percent
"mean next t^ nothing and mis­
represent" to "liower-bracket tax­
payers "the size of the tax burden
actually being imposed upon the
high brackets."

•The AFL-CIO Research depart­
ment has reported that various
loopholes, erosions and legal eva­
sions in the laws cost the Federal
government a total of nine billion
dollars a year.

V. Henry Rothschild, a promi­
nent corporation lawyer, himself

has criticized the Internal Revenue Service for permitting tax-free
executive dining rooms, personal use by company executives of com­
pany autos and planes, and the practice of deferring part of an execu­
tive's or businessman's pay until a year when his income is lower and
the tax bite less painful.

Everybody but the wage-earners is getting into the tax avoidance
game. The American Bar Association has scheduled its next annual
meeting for New York and Loudon. The New York portion of the meet­
ing will take place July 14-16, and then the lawyers will travel to Loh-
don to hold the rest of their meeting from July 24-30. Thus, right in
the vacation season the members of the bar will get a trip to New York
and then to Europe. The Treasury Department has refused to rule in
advance on the tax deductibility of this "business trip." It will be in­
teresting to see if the lawyers can get this tax deduction.

Until Congress eliminates all the special loopholes and concessions
wage-earners in effect are barred from using the moderate-income fam­
ily needs to make sure it does not pay more tax than it legally should.

There are several tax points people who work for a living ought to
understand well:

Sick Pay: Many wage-earners tend to overlook the fact that under
some circumstances they don't have to pay Federal income tax on pay
they get while sick, points out Charles D. Spencer, editor of the Em­
ployee Benefit Plan Review. After the first week of an illness, you can
subtract from your taxable income up to $100 a week of pay received
while sick. If you were hospitalized for at least one day, or your illness
was due to an injury even if it was not received while at work, you can
subtract up to $100 of pay received during the first week too.

However, you cannot claim this sick pay exclusion if you file as your
return the "punch card" (Form 1040A), Mr. Spencer warns. You have
to secure and use the long form. (Form 1040) even though the Internal
Revenue Seiwice has mailed you the punch-card form. You deduct the
excludable sick pay from your gross income on page 1 of Form 1040.

Workmen's compensation, sickness insurance or damages you recover
for ah injury are wholly tax free and should not be included in your
report of your taxable income.

Elderly Dependents: The Internal Revenue Service has been check­
ing (Jependency claims cloSely on the theory that recent increases in
Social Security benefits may have made more older folks self sujiport-
in'g. Understand that Social Security, railroad retirement, workmen's
compensation, unemployment insurance, and compensation to veterans
and their families, are not taxable income. However, such income is an
indication a dependent may be supporting himself. So be sure you are
able to show that you still pay more than half an elderly dependent's
support even though he has non-taxable income of his own.

One help along these lines, advises Sydney Prerau, editor of the
"J. K. Lasser's Your Income Tax" guide, is a recent ruling by the US
Tax Court that a taxpayer could count the fair rental values of the
room his elderly parent occupied in his home, in deciding that he pro­
vided more than half the support.

Even if you don't provide more than half the support, and so can't
take a partial dependent as an exemption on your return, you can still
include in your medical deduction any medical expenses you pay for
him or her.

If several people support a close relative, but none contrlbues more
than half the support, they can alternate In taking the exemption, as

•Only A Bosun's Mate, Anyway

us Navy harbor tug vainly attempts to nudge powerless Liberian freighter Chris H. back on
course, after she ran out of fuel two days from Yokohama.

"YOKOSUKA, Japan, Jan. 4-The Li­
berian freighter Chris H. arrived in Yoko­
hama at 10:00 yesterday morning after nearly
six days of tragedy-marked, on-again, off-
again towing by a total of four US Navy
ships ..."

That's how an official US Navy report from the
Far East begins a description of how a bosun's mate
lost his life while Navy vessels struggled to rescue
a ship which managed to run out of fuel 450 miles
from port. The ship involved, described as "Ameri­
can-owned and manned by a Greek crew," is one
of the innumerable Libertys which have fled the
American flag so as not to have to pay taxes to
support armies, navies or bosun's mates who might
be called on any time to get them out of trouble.

1,200-Barrel Surplus
According to the Navy account, the Chris H left

Norfolk November 8 with coal for Japan, passed
through the canal and hit Honolulu December 4.
She "left the same day with enough fuel to reach
Japan plus a 1,200-barrel surplus—enough for seven
extra days at sea. Continuous bad weather and very
high winds forced her to burn her extra fuel until
the ship stopped completely Christmas Eve."

When queried on the subject, marine engineers
agreed that the 1,200 barrels should have been
more than ample for seven days steaming, estimat­
ing Liberty ship consumption at between 140 and
160 barrels daily. From Honolulu to Yokohama is
3,400 miles which for a Libery ship is 14 days
steaming time on the average.

According to the dispatch, the Chris H man­
aged to use up 21 days' fuel and strand herself bet­
ter than two days' steaming time from her destina­
tion or the distance normally covered in 12 days.
At that rate she would be burning fuel almost 73
percent above her normal consumption, which
prompted one engineer to remark "that's an awful
lot of 'bad weather'."

Whatever the circumstances, the fact is tliat the
freighter started asking for help 450 miles from
Yokohama. No private tugs were available, so the
Us Navy base at Yokosuka was requested to aid. •

The Navy obliged by sending the submarine res­
cue ship USS Coucal to the rescue. The Coucal
sighted the Chris H December 28 and started
towing.

The day after New Year's, bosun's mate R. I.
Miller was killed when the towing cable parted
and whiplashed across the deck of the Coucal. His
body was knocked overboard and never recovered.
Subsequently, two Navy harbor tugs and the fleet
tug Apache pulled the disabled ship to port on
January 4. The whole operation took six days, four
Navy ships and one man's life to rescue an Ameri­
can-owned ship whose ownere, although they are
Americans, refuse to fly the American flag or pay
a nickel in taxes to support that same Navy.

Of course, nationality doesn't count when a ship
is in distress and the tradition is to assist it at all
costs. But one wonders just the same (a) what the
cost of this operation was to the US taxpayer (b)
whether the owners sent regrets to the family of
the bosun's mate.

Mobile MAW Wins Contract Gains
MOBILE—A new contract has been unanimously ratified between the SlU-affiliated Ma­

rine Allied Workers Division and the Mobile Ship Repair yards resulting in increased bene­
fits and wages. +— —

Indicated in the instructions you get with your tax forms.

Some of the highlights of
the contract are an increase of
twenty cents per hour for
mechanics; a sliding scale of pay
increases for the second and third
class men, helpers and woi-kers; an
additional holiday per year, and a
reduction in the amount of hours
necessary for a vacation. Port
Agent Cal Tanner reports that
talks are continuing with the other
MAW and HIWD companies.

Shipping On Uptake
Shipping has increased some­

what with about seventy five men
taking regular offshore jobs, and
some 100 signing up for relief tow­
ing jobs for both local and distant
trips. Some of the ships reporting
in were the Raphael Semmes,
Hastings, Monarch of the Seas,
Gateway City, LaSalle and Clai­
borne (Waterman); Patriot, Corsair,
Cavalier and Pennant (Alcoa);
Steel Age and Steel Designer
(Isthmian).

Prospects of increased shipping
are seen for the future with the
construction of an International
Trade Center in Mobile and with
the completion of the extension
of the State Docks. Mobilians are
quite proud of their docks and

contend that the completion of the
center and extension will make
them equal to the finest in the
country.

Seamen on the beach are eagerly
looking forward to the annual
Mardi Gras involving two weeks
of parades and general all round
fun. Tanner invited all Seafarers
and their families us.e the Union

hall to watch the celebration. The
hall is directly in line with the
parade route and will provide a
comfortable position to enjoy the
fun.

The Mobile yard is bustling with
ship repair work including convei--
sion of a C-2 into a trailer-carrier
for Pan-Atlantic Steamship Com­
pany.

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Scholarship Winner
Takes Aim At Goal

With six months of schooling under a 1956 SIU scholarship
award already under his belt, Seafarer George Butenkoff has
that long-hoped-for electrical engineering degree well w;ithin
his sights.

Now completing his second
year at Newark College of En­
gineering, ill Newark, NJ, Buten­
koff got in a year of school on his
own before he won a $6,000 SIU
scholarship last June. He was I'id-

ing the Seatrain
Savannah at the
time, earning
some of those
good SIU payoffs
he had missed
since he was
drafted into the
Army in 1953. He
spent two years

Butenlcoff structor on har­
bor craft.. This helped sharpen an
Interest in marine electronics de­
veloped when he got a 3d mate's
license and had to bone up on
loran and radar techniques.

Butenkoff first Pegan sailing on
deck in 1949 and was a shipboard
organizer in the successful Cities
Service organizing drive. He's now
married, living in nearby Jersey
City, and has a daughter, Debbie, 1.

An <A' Student
Apparently making his way at

school without too much trouble,
he's rolled up a string of A;S in
practically every course and ci-ed-
its his SIU experiences and the
SEAFARERS LOG for getting him
out of the dorarums in the others.

Understandably, his seagoing
and Union career, even at the age
of 25, provides him with a I'ich
store of tales useful in making
classroom speeches and for getting
those English themes out of the
way.

Engineers have to, learn
grammar and syntax before they
can go on to building bridges and
putting together electi onic gadgets,
too. Butenkoff says his LOG sub­
scription serves him well in this
regard also, because there's always
something in each issue that he
can put to good use in class. Next
fall, he'll move on to the more spe­
cialized engineering subjects he's
really interested in. Betweentimes,
he works at a neighborhood gas
station Saturdays to help earn
some of the "c,\lras" that a grow­
ing family needs, and is already
dickering to get a summer posi­
tion with an engineering concern
to build up some experience to­
wards his specialty.

He still gets to play around
boats a bit, on a limited scale
through the school's "yacht club,"
a sort of exchange deal worked but
between a group of the students
and a club on City Island. The
fledgling engineers turn to as
crewmen of the boats on weekends
and holidays, and get a chance to
tinker with motors, radio and navi­
gational equipment on brief cruises
up and down the coast.

Anion^ Our
Affiliates

The oil company line-up has
been cracked by the Sailors Union
of the Pacific on the pension issue.
The Standard Oil Company of
California has agreed to contrib­
ute to the SUP pension program
at the rate of 53 cents a day, as
well as provide wage, overtime
and penalty increases. The new
agreement is part of the SUP drive,
to bring tankermen under the pro­
tection of the SUP freight-passen­
ger pension program.

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Canadian Seafarers expect a

banner year in 1957, the SIU Can­
adian District reports. Heavy
shipments of ore tonnage and
busy deep-sea shipping out of
Montreal are expected to boost the
shipping picture.

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Opening of the Marine Cooks

and Stewards training and recrea­
tion center is expected this week.
The training center will offer
courses in basic food preparation,
food handling, preservation of per­
ishables, menu planning, efficient
housekeeping and other items of
importance in the steward depart­
ment. In addition, the center in­
cludes bridle trails, swimming and
other recreational facilities.

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Overwhelming approval has

been voted by members of the
Brotherhood of Marine Engineers
for strike fund and organizing
fund assessments. The assess­
ments to maintain the BME's suc­
cessful organizing program carried
by five to one.

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The camera seems to have an ill affect on Debra Ann
Prodey, 2 (rigbt), but sister Cecilia Marie takes it in stride.
Dad is Jerome A. Prodey, now on the Steel Worker. Angela, 3V2

Making a joint debut, twins Elizabeth Margaret (left) and
Mary Veronica Maher were tots when this was taken. Their
father is Thomas F. Maher of New York City.

Gregory, 5

Andre Carolyn, 7

Cute threesome in home of Benjamin L. Freeman, Brockton,
• Mass., includes Michael, 2; Pamela Sue, 3, and "Bilges." the
family pup, just three months.

Ronnie, ZVz

Camera's a hit with Ar-
lene, 3 months, daughter
of Woody Perkins.

Mirta C. Lopez, is four.
Dad is Genaro A. Lopez,
Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

This curly-haired moppet
is W. L..Brabham's jfaugh?;
ter-Marie, in Yof ki SC* =

Andry, 31/j, is the "baby"
of Aubrey; Saley's. .four t
girls iri Hattiesbiirg, Miss. ' •

Bill Nuckols Jr.,
10, rounds out,
the roll of Billy
Nuckols' young­
sters in Ansted.
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March 1, 1987 SEAF-ARERS LOG Pace NfaM

. . And Soma A/n'f Even Got An VntbrtHeV

Mass. Union
Unif fights
Sales Tax

BOSTON—Governor Furcolo of
Massachusetts spoke for thirty
minutes toefore some 700 delegates
of the Boston Central Labor Un­
ion, a persistent sales tax foe, in
an eifort to convince them of the
necessity of his proposed three
percent sales levy.s It was the first
time in the organization's 78-year
history that a Massachusetts Gov­
ernor addressed them. Massachu­
setts labor is up in arms over the
sales tax plan.

Unions oppose sales tax levies
•because they fall hardest on wage-
earners families with limited in­
comes. They urge a graduated
state income tax based on the abil­
ity to pay instead.

On the shipping front, the prior
period's spurt of- activity has
slowed down considerably with
only two ships, the Winter Hill,and
Bradford Island (Cities Service)

'paying off and signing on. The
Steel Rover (Isthmian), Govern­
ment Camp (Cities Service) and
Robin Locksley (Seas Shipping)
passed through.

Port Agent James Sheehan said
that although the future looked
uncertain, he expected more jobs
with the settlement of the long­
shoremen's strike.

Sheehan noted that Seafarers
are warned as to violation of the
"No Smoking" rules on the water­
front and on vessels. Captain V. F.
Tyilacka, US Coast Guard, the
Captain of the Port, has written
recommendations to the Board of
Fire Prevention Regulation, Bos­
ton, calling for stiffer penalties for
violations to give the rules a great­
er effect.

.The haste with which the nation's business groups are
leaping, to the attack on the proposed broadening of'coverage
under the Federal Minimum Wage Law assures another bitter
fight in Congress on the issue. It has been proposed to extend
today's meager $l-an-hour pay floor to more US workers. The
figures vary, but it's likely at least a million American work­
ing men and women would be immediately affected.

It's ironic-that the US, with a production output of over
$400 billion a year, still has workers struggling to make ends
meet on that kind of dough.

The piety with which the business lobbies proclaim their
concern about the "inflationary pressures" caused by adding
another nickel or dime an hour to the wages of people outside
the protection of the law might generate a little more en­
thusiasm if they showed the same indignation over constant­
ly rising prices. As it is, the dollar minimum is barely ade­
quate in this richest country in the world. -The least that
can be done is to extend it without delay.

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Coming and Ooiiig
The current situation in US maritime has all the aspects

of a rabbit running on a treadmill. On the one hand, ship­
ping operators are still crying for additional dry cargo ton­
nage, Libertys and Victorys, from the Government. On the
other side of the coin, the industry is rapidly losing much
of the same Liberty and Victory tonnage to foreign flags.

A sane and sober outside observer, watching the ships
come and go, might be pardoned if he thought the industry
is in somewhat of an addled state.

Really though, the answer is simple. It's much more
profitable to operate your own ships under foreign flag and
then rent ships from the Government for additional needs
that might arise.

Seafarers can be sure of one thing. The rented ships will
be turned back the minute the boom deflates but the run­
away ships are gone for good.

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Shipping Freeze
The action by the Seafarers Appeals Board to protect. Sea­

farers' job rights during last month's dock strike and in fu­
ture pprtwide disputes is an important gain for seamen on
the beach. There is nothing so frustrating to a man on the
beach than to find the harbor shut down by an outside beef
that cuts down his chance for a job before his shipping card
runs out.

A rule applying a freeze on the o^ shipping cards
when another union's beef ties up k port benefits all hands:

New Routes For Oil
Would Bypass Suez

'WASHINGTON—Suez or no Suez, it looks like there are
going to be spme new oil transportation routes opening up in
the next couple of years.

The "Wall Street Journal"
reports that major oil compa­
nies are considering pipeline
projects, all of which would by­
pass the canal and reduce or elimi­
nate the dependence of the tanker
industry on the whims of Egypt's
government.

Construction of these new routes
is being pushed by the US State
Department, which has been anx­
ious to end a situation where So­
viet Russia, with the compliance
of Egypt, could cut off oil to
Western Europe.

Opening Delayed
As things stand now, there is

little likelihood that the March 10
target date set by United Nations
salvage experts for the opening of
the canal on a limited basis can be
met. Egypt is still holding up per­
mission for the removal of a key
obstacle, the tug Edgar Bonnet, in
apparent retaliation for the stale­
mate over the disposition of
Israeli forces in Gaza and the Gulf
of Aqaba.

Earlier, it had been hoped that
ships of up to 10,000 tons would
be able to use the waterway by
March 10, and-all shipping by the
end of May. The limited operation
of the canal would still bar US
shipping, however, since C-typcs
and T-2s could not get through.
The.delay means the date for full
opei-ation will have to be advanced
well into June.

Normally, 1,200,000 barrels of
oil pass daily through Suez, while
800,000 more barrels go through
pipelines which pass through
Syria. All but 300,000 barrels of
the two million total is now shut
off.

Friendlier Countries
The proposed new pipelines

would ,tra Verse , nations more
friendly to the west than Egy^)t
and Syria. One would run from

Seattle Shows
No Slack-Off

SEATTLE—Job activities con­
tinue on the increase in this port
with no signs of a possible slack­
ening off.

A total of 14 ships checked into
port during the past period. The
Ocean Joyce (Ocean Trans.), Fair-
port (Waterman), DeSoto and Iber­
ville (Pan-Atlantic) paid off, while
the Ocean Joyce, Fairport, DeSoto,
and Drytrans' Frederic C. Collin
signed on. There were six ships in
transit: Morning Light (Water­
man); Texmar, Marymar, Portmar
(Calmar); Alice Brown (Bloom-
field), and Frederic C. Collin. All
were reported in good shape.

Jobs 'Fair'
In LK. Chas.

LAKE CHARLES — Although
shipping was only fair in this area,
there were jobs available on a vari­
ety of ships.

Agent Leroy..Clarke reports that
there were a lot of men coming in
from other ports due to the strikes,
but many decided to stay on the
beach and a few Class C men got
a chance to ship out.

There were no ships being' paid
off or signed on. Ten ships were
in-transit, including the Cantigny,
Government Camp, CS Miami,
Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Winter Hill,
Bradford Island and CS Norfolk
(Cities Service)' and the Del Santos

LMississippi).

northern Iraq into Turkey with its
terminus at Iskendrun, now a
major terminal for US grain and
agricultural surplus shipment. It
would carry abcut 500,000 barrels
daily.

Other lines would run from
Basrah on the Persian Gulf to
Iskendrun and handle 700,000 to
1,200,000 barrels a day. Pipelines
from Iran, through Iraq and Tur­
key, are also being considered.

Another, and more remote proj­
ect, is a pipeline from the head of
the Red Sea through Israel to
Haifa. Such a line would only be
useful if Arab nations would per­
mit their oil to pass through Israel.
The route to the head of the Red
Sea could easily be blocked off by
Egypt.

If these pipelines are ever built,
the Suez Canal would become a
passage for dry cargo ships ex­
clusively and Iskendrun would be­
come' the world's biggest tanker
port.

Says Tanker
Trip Nets
$1 Million

WASHINGTON—A top Justice
Department official charged before
a Senate investigating committee
that some tanker operators are
"making a million dollars a trip"
on the Persian Gulf-to-Europe oil
run.

Victor Hansen, the head of the
Justice Department's Antitrust Di­
vision, added that the program to
supply oil to Europe shouid be re­
stricted as far as anti-trust laws go
so that "extortionate prices"
should not be charged. "I under­
stand that certain Greek owners
are making a million dollars a
trip," he said.

Many of these tankers, of course,
are ships that are running under
the Liberian fiag and paying an AB
$85 to $100 a month.-
; Other indications that the oil

companies also are making a fast
buck out of the Suez crisis was
contained in testimony by the
president of the Standard Oil Com­
pany of New Jersey (Esso). He
said that the company's net profit
should run about $100 million
more in 1957 than the staggering
$800 million earned in 1956. This,
of course, does not include the
profits of Esso's runaway-fiag sub­
sidiaries.

Speak Out At
SlU Meetings

Under the Union constitution
every member attending a Un­
ion meeting is entitled to
nominate himself for the elected
posts to be filled at the meeting
—chairman, reading clerk and
recording secretary. Your Un­
ion urges you to take an active
part in meetings by taking these
posts of service.

And, of course, all members
have the right to take the floor
and express their opinions on
any officer's report or issue un­
der discussion. Seafarers are
urged to hit the deck at these
meetings and let their ship­
mates know what's on their
minds.

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Paf* Tea- SEAPAREnS IOC iMarch 1, 1»5T

Health Center Gets Air Conditioning

Seafarer! viiiting first SlU health center will be comfortable summer and winter, thanki^^
air conditioning equipment shown hero being installed in building at 21st Street 3rd
Avenue, one block from SlU headquarters. Renovations to buildtng are proceeding rapid­
ly and work is expected to be completed sometime this month.

4 New Ships Bid For Tourists
Four new transatlantic ships are going into service this year, Sll of them tourist class ves­

sels and all of them under foreign flag. The four ships are the Statendam, which arrived
i+c mairipn vnvapp! the new Grinsholm for Swedish-American Line, the Em-last week on its maiden voyage; the new Gripsholm

press of Englapd for Canadian ^
Pacific and the Sylvania for
Cunard Lines.

The four ships have a combined
passenger capacity of 3,710
berths. Of this total more than
80 percent, 8,086 berths in all,
will be in the tourist class cate-

rv Seafarers
In Action

Schiavone

One good thing about the stew­
ard doing his own cooking is that
there is never any misunderstand­
ing over what the steward wants
on the menu. Of course the work
load is a little heavy what with
preparing meals, checking stores,

looking after lin­
ens, supervising
the work of the
department and
so on. Aboard
the Federal, one
of the shuttle
tankers running
from the Far
East to the Per­
sian Gulf, An­
tonio Schiavone

was stuck with the double job
when the chief cook had to be
hospitalized. Crewmembers show­
ed their appreciation by giving
him a vote of thanks for perform­
ing both his own and the chief
cook's duties in an excellent man­
ner.

The role call of ace ship's dele­
gates this week is headed - by
Brother Walter Kohut of the Long-
view Victory. Upon resigning, he
was applauded for the "splendid
work accomplish­
ed during his
term as ship's
delegate." Not to
be outdone, the
Ocean Eva got in
its plug for Sea­
farer Adolph Ca­
pote. He did an
"excellent "job,"
the crew report­
ed. Then on the
Pan Oceanic Transporter, Marlon
Beechinr. ship's delegate, rated
a plug for « job well done. «

gory, reflecting the newest trends
in shipping accomodations.

As the SEAFARERS LOG
pointed out in the February 1 is­
sue, American operators in this
trade have been clinging to the
outmoded three-class ship while
the Europeans have been putting
more and more ships In the serv­
ice designed to accomodate the
tourist class passenger. As a re­
sult, foreign flag ships are carry­
ing an Increasingly heavy percent­
age of the passenger trade.

The only American proposals
for competing in this area have
come from Arnold Bernstein, who
is currently wrapping up plans to
convert a Mariner ship for this
service, and H. B. Cantor, a New
York hotel man, who has proposed
the construction of ^wo huge low-
cost superliners capable of carry­
ing 5,000 passengers Pullman-
style.

Another ship scheduled for this
service is the converted French
liner. La Marseillaise. Formerly
accomodating more first class than
tourist class, the ship is being con­
verted to handle 900 tourists and
60 first-class passengers. It will
be called the Arosa Sky and will
fiy the Panamanian flag for its
Swiss owners.

Finally the French Line itself,
one of the staunchest adherents
of the three class sj'stem, has an­
nounced it will build a two-class
ship which will be a replacement
for the old Normandie, burned in
World War II. The new ship will
have 1,500 tourist class berths to
500 in first class.

Capot*

List Details In
Cables To Union

When" notifying headquarters
by cable or wireless that a Sea­
farer has paid off in a foreign
port because of injury or illness,
ships' delegates should include
the following information:

The man's full name, his SIU
book number, name of the ship,
the port of payoff and the hos­
pital where he is being treated.

The response of ship's crews
to the Union's request for these
notifications has been very good.
Sometimes though, not all of
the above informaiiO'i has been
included. Be sure to list all of
this data so that the SIU can
act M .promptly as possible..- -

Train Alcoa
Men in Fire
Prevention

An ambitious and thoroughgoing
fire-prevention training program is
in force aboard the passenger ship
Alcoa Cavalier, ship's delegate E.
J. Linch reports. The program in­
cludes instruction in fire preven­
tion, damage control, first aid and
the use of fire-fighting equipment.

Under the procedure begun in
November, various shipboard in­
structors lecture on and demon­
strate fire-control techniques. The
chief mate and bosun deal with
general fire-fighting and damage
control features, demonstrating the
use of gas masks, flame safety
lamps, steam-smothering and other
equipment. Then the chief electri­
cian takes over to discuss preven­
tion and fighting of eiectrical fires.

In the galley the chief cook dis­
cusses the causes and treatment
of galley fires, acquainting all
hands with the locations of
switches, blowers, fire extinguish­
ers and other equipment.

Safety Below Decks
From there, the course proceeds

into the engine room where the
chief and first assistant discuss
fire-fighting and safety in the en­
gine room and below-deck spaces.
The proper procedures and use of
equipment is explained in the en­
gine room, C02 room, emergency
generator room, C02 control
panel, fuel oil stops, engine room
vent stops and other spaces.

Escape Procedures
Then there is a rundown on

evacuation procedures for passen­
gers and crew. A chart has been
prepared by the chief steward
showing a guide to the various es­
capes and exits throughout the
ship.

Finally, the doctor winds up the
instruction series with a lecture
and demonstration on first aid
techniques to be administered in
emergencies.

The program is part of the Joint
union - industry safety set - ujj
^¥hich, ̂ ,beqn, JnstallflS, "Aror
erous SIU ships in recent months;

PINNMAK teslmin, Oct. tS—Chilr.
man, I. earn*; Sacratarv, V. Menta.
Raporti acoasitM. Naw traaaurar alact-
ad. Minor baat in deck departmant.
Membara ta ba properly attired In
maaahalL:; Waahinf macblna to ba
kept clean.

IRINISTAR (taaa Supply), Dec. IV
—Chairman, C. Green; Secretary, P.
W. Jahnaan. Crew cautioned about
cUarettea. Repair list to ba aub-
piitted. Gear of two brothera deliv­
ered to Baltimore hall after belns
checked. Shlp'a fund S10.20. New
delegate elected. Recreation room to
be kept clean. Vote of thanks to
ateward department. Repaira to be-
made in Rouen. Outsidera to ba
kept off ship.

LAKI GEORGE (USPC), Dae. IV—
Chairman, G. Millar; Secretary, E.
Bayne. No heat on port side two daya

while in dry dock. 16 boura over­
time on aama not paid for. Coast
Guard damanda fira and boat drUl
written on bulletin board. Some dis­
puted overtime. Ruaty water in tanka.

TRANSCAPR (Pacific Watarwayi),
Dec. V—Chairman, N. Vatklan; Secre­
tary, C. DIac. Baker moved into spare
room. Iron purchased. Ship'a fund
$7.90. One man missed ship in In­
donesia. Some disputed overtime. Re­
port accepted. New delegate elected.
Need new ice box, new washing ma­
chine. mora fans.

TEXMAR (Calmer), Dec. 21—Chair­
man, W. McArthuri Secretary, W.
Soudar. Shlp'a fund $4.30. Report
accepted. Repair list to be submitted.
Vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment.

SBATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestraln),
Dec. 21—Chairmen, W. Janes; Secre­
tary, A. Lambert. Ship's fund $16.96.
Contract needs clariCcation. Clothea
in fldley should be removed. Take
better care of washing machine. Mess-
haU and deck gang foc'sles to be
sougeed. Overtime to be submitted
on time. Report back to ship one
hour before sailing. Letter of thanks
to Mr. Chapdelone for bringing ship
in on Christmas.

CHILORfl (Ore Nay.), Dac. U —
Chglrman, W. Messenger; Secretary,
J. Abrams. Some repairs not made.
Ship's fund $18.63. Report accepted.
Cups to be returned to panb-y. Laun­
dry room to be kept clean.

Justed. . Need mora milk, koolad* and
chocolate lea cream. One hour delayed
Balling.

ALCOA PATRIOT (Aicoa), Dec. 11—
Chairman, D. Knapp; Secretary, R.
Bradley. One brother. ill, left ship.
Repair lists turned in. Ship's fund
$77.42. Some disputed overtime. Re­
ports accepted. New delegate elected.
TV to be repaired. Ship's rail aft to .
be repaired.

ANGELINA (Bull), Dec. 21 Chair­
man, J. Gallagher; Secretary, G. Wal­
ter. Ship's fund $16.59. New delegate
elected. Bathrooms and showers to be
painted. Laundry to be kept clean.
Trash can to be emptied. Messroom
tables to be repaired. Donations for
ship's fund to be made at payoff. See
captain about cigarettes.

BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Dec. 21
—Chairman, E. D'Angelo; Secretary,
L. Munna. Two members fired for
fighting. 35 hours disputed overtime.
Need new washing machine. Pantry
key to be given to gangway watch.
Vote of th.nnks to Stewart department
for fine job. One member hospitalized.

CAROLYN (Bull), Dec. 25—Chair­
man, J. Prats;. Secretary, A. Aragones.
Report accepted. Ship's fund $32.00.
One man paid off in P R due to ill­
ness. Two hours disputed sailing time.
Laundry room to be kept clean. Radi­
ator valve in messhall to be repaired.
Vole of thanks to stewart department
for fine Christmas Dinner.

CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans, Inc.),'
Dac. IS—Chairman, E. Kunchlch; Sec­
retary, J. Lennon. Three men hospital!
Ized. One man missed ship. Jury head
and drinking water line to be rigged,
for longshoremen. '

DCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), no
date; Chairman, R. Sanderlln; Secre-'^
tary, E. Kasnowsky. Members with
transportation money due may collect
it from the captain. Members advised
to avoid being penalized by customs
in Dunkerque, France. New reporter
elected. Engineer's room to be paint- .
ed. To install hot water' Une on
washing machine. Discussion on clean­
ing of laundry room and recreation
room. Procedure outlined for proper
handling of washing machine.

ROBIN GRAY (Sees), Dec. 17 —
Chairmen, A. Montemarem; Secretary,
F. Travis. New delegate elected. To
have arrival pool of 66 (jhances at $1
each: winner to receive $40 and $20
to go to ship's fund. Laundry and
tub to be left clean after using. Ro-
tatlon system of cleaning explained.

ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Dec.
24—Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary,
D. Beard. Keys and locks to be is­
sued for foc'sles. Ship's fund $66.02.
Report accepted. Request company
to repair watertight doors and ports
and ' furnish new washing machine.'
Vote of thanks to steward department
for fine Christmas dinner. More vari­
ety, such as hard boiled eggs sug-

.gested for night lunch.

SANTORE (Ore Nav.), Dec. 22 —
Chairmen, J. McLaoghlln; Secretary,
T. Walston. Crew cautioned about
drinking .while working. Repair list
submitted. Report accepted. Recrea­
tion room and pantry to be kept clean
at all times.

CATHERINE (Dry Trent), Nov. 17—
Chairmen, J. Murphy; Secretary, C.
Cellini. Ship's fund $3.40. One man
missed ship In Norfolk. Discussion
on men fouling up when in port. No
one to take time off without proper
authority, tVashing machine dnd
laundry to be kept clean. Vote of
thanks to cooks and baker for fine
preparation of food and handling of
bad stove.

SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain),
Dec. 27—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secre­
tary; F. Moran. Crew notified first
quarter 1957 dues due. Laimdry room
to be kept clean. New delegate
elected. Ship's fund $45. Report ac­
cepted. Request two weeks supply of
linen on hand. Need more cigarettes
to last round trip. Vote of thanks
for fine- Christmas dinner, decora­
tions. etc. (

SEA CLOUD (Pegor), Dec. 2—Chair­
man, O. Gage; Secretary, A. Janes.
New delegate elected. Spare room
fixed up for cook-baker. Need lead­
ing brand of soap powdey as Swift's
product contains caustic which can
only be used for rough work clothes.
Crew members request dinner bell be
sounded at meal time. Steward to
order brand name of soap powder.

ROBIN HOOD (Seat), Nov. 11 —
Chairman, W. Kumke; Sacretary, B,
Kaufman. Keep ail doors closed in
Korea except door to gangway. Dis­
cussion on purchases in Japan.

SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dec.
30—Chairman, J. Chostain; Secretary,
J. Allen. Ship's fund $78.60. Reports
accepted. Repair list to.be submitted.
Vote of thanks to steward department
for fine Christmas dinner.

SEAGARDEN (Peninsular), Dec. 14
—Chairman, M. Barton; Secretary, D.
Meate. Messroom to be painted. One
man hospitalized in Korea. 15 hours
disputed overtime. Repairs com­
pleted. Neef! new washing machine.
Mushrooms to be repaired in deck
department rooms.

TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Dec. 21—
Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, F.
Kustura. New delegate elected. Need
new chairs for recreation room; re­
pairs to be made. Discussion on con­
dition of hospital and repairs not
taken care of; preparation of food.
If not accomplished, will be referred
to patrolman.

WACOSTA (Waterman). Dec. 21—
Chairman, T. Scott; Secretary, J. Ball-
day. Unable to secure fresh milJa in
Japan. Ship's fund $6.25. . 86 hours
disputed overtime. Need better sup­
ply of soap powder. Messhall and
pantry to be cleaned at night.

DE SOTO (Waterman), Dec. 9 —
Chairman, S. MalvSnan; Secretary, G.
Braxton. New delegate elected. Ship's
fund $20.22. Clothes not to be hung
in fldley. Vote of thanks to steward
department for excellent meals. Re­
pair list to be made up. Keys to be
furnished for quarters.

CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), Nov.
It—Chairman, T. McCarthy; Secre­
tary, J. Kennedy. Three men hospi­
talized. One man missed ship. Re­
quest to open slop chest same day
as fire and boat drill. Messhall to be
painted. Water faucet to be repaired.
Water line to be put on deck for
stevedores.

CATHERINE (Dry Trans), Dee. 9—
Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, J.
Smith. One member hospitalized' in
France. Ship's fund $.75. Thanksgiv­
ing watch was disputed. To ho re-
ferred to patrolman. All hew mem­
bers to read agreement and constitu­
tion if they stay in the Union. Hot
water line to be fixed for washing
machine. New members warned about
fouling up. Vote of thanks to steward
department.

ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Dec. 24—
Chairman, J. Polackl; Sacretary, L.
Phillips. Ship's fund $30.00. Washing
machine to be cleaned after using.
Vote of thanks to steward dept. for
job well done and fine Xmas dinner.

WILD RANGER (Waterman), Dec. $
—Chairman, S. Andersen; Secretary,
D. Ruddy. Ship's fund $6.36. $40 do­
nated to E. Tilley family. New dele­
gate elected. More cups to be put
out. Natives to be kept out of quar­
ters wlUle ship is in port.

ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Dec. 1<
—Chairmen, P. Crcmpler; Secretary,
L. .Gulllet. To check wiper's pay. One
man logged. See patrolman about
baker's overtime. Need new delegate.
Hcptiiig, situation tq be taken , up with
pa^olman. Air conditiiming te. be ad-

ROBIN HOOD (Seat), Dec, 9—Chalr^
man, A. Brown; Secretary, A. Mc-
Cullum. Food beef settled. Some dis­
puted overtime on delayed sailing.
Mail service bad. Laumiry to be kept
clean.

OCEAN ROSE (Marine), Nov. 4 —
Chelrmen, G. Belet; Secretary, P.
Heuck. Recreation reom to be kept
neat and clean. To take better care
of washing machihs.



March 1, 1967 SEAFARERS LOG r»g» Elerea • ' .-'-M
i •>"-M

: ' rSl

• J
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Thanks From
Mrs. Lundeberg
"I wish to offer my deep ap­
preciation to all of Harry's
friends ashore and aboard
ship around the world for the
sympathy and kindness ex­
tended to me and our chil­
dren^ in our recent loss."—
Mrs.r Ida Lundeberg. Shown
above, are Alette, 6, and
Gunnar, 9; at right, Erik, 2,
children of the late SlUNA
president and founder.

Labor Fights Rash Of
'Right-To-Work' Biils

A nationwide rash of "right to work" fights has broken out
in numerous state legislatures. Trade unions and their sup­
porters have successfully bested right to work moves in

1 Wyoming and Colorado, but

Drink Coffee?
Heaven Forbid!

That sacred American institu­
tion, the coffee break, is under
fire from a doctor who says it's
bad for your health.

Writing in the magazine "Life
and Health," Dr. J. DeWitt Fox,
says the coffee break "blots out
the danger signals and while your
body is craving for rest, relaxation
and a reclining position on a soft
bed, you lash it relentlessly when
you give it coffee."

The implication is that instead
of piling into the messhall for a
cup of coffee and the latest scut­
tlebutt, Seafarers should tenderly
deposit their bodies in their bunks
and snooze for the 15 minutes cof­
fee time called for in the SIU con­
tract.

Mayl^e the doctor's right but the
bosun would sure have one heck
of a time getting the gan^ back
on the job.

4 «»

face imminent passage of such
legislation in three more
states—Idaho, Indiana and Dela­
ware.

New legislative threats have
arisen too, in the form of proposed
restrictions on picketing, strikes,
and union political activity.

In Indiana a test vote on a
"wreck" law went overwhelmingly
against labor in the state house of
representatives, 62 to 28. A similar
bill is pending in the state senate.
Still another law would put the
"wreck" law up for a statewide
referendum next year.

In Idaho, the situation was still
In doubt as the state house voted
33 to 26 in favor of "wreck" legis­
lation.

Delaware Protests
Delaware "wreck" law backers

attempted to rush the legislation
through the Delaware house with­
out any public hearings, but strong
protests stymied the move.

On the brighter side. Governor
Frank Clements of Tennessee
called upon the state legislature tfl
adopt legislation which would, in
effect, repeal that state's "wreck"
law on the books since 1947. The
Colorado and Wyoming efforts of
anti-labor groups to put "wreck"
bills through as riders on civil
rights measures were defeated by
very large majorities.

Further bad news for labor
comes from South Carolina where
several proposed amendments to
the existing law would put strict
limits on tlie right to strike and
negotiate contracts. Also in Indi­
ana, as in Kansas and Ohio, there
are bills which would severely re­
strict union political activity, while
anti-picketing measures are being
proposed in Iowa and Tennessee.

The "right to work" movement
has its foundation in the Taft-
Hartley, law of 1947, which per­
mits the states^ to enact theirown
restrictive labor laws.

You
-

Too MUCH -# •

Shipboard safety is a tricky business. You can

never know too much about your job and ship be­

cause the little things often make the biggest dif­

ference. Playing it safe is a 24-hour affair. The

best way to meet emergencies is to know how to

handle them in advance.

Those who know their way around the ship can

save precious minutes when seconds count. Fa­

miliarity with the location and operation of safety

eguipment, cut-off valves and the like saves time

later. Fire and boat drills are sometimes a "nui­

sance" but their worth iii developing experience

and skills is unlimited.

On the job, the best way will always be the safe

way. Cutting corners in any job seldom pays off.

Making haste is not life-saving and often invites

unnecessary mishaps.

Even "routine" tasks can get the best of you.

The sea and the ships that sail them are full of sur­

prises.' Things go wrong under the best of con­

ditions. Accidents seldom happen on schedule.

Safety is knowing what to do at all times ... on

your job ... as well as when things go wrong.

I
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1 An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship •
• • '• I

V.



Pace Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG March 1, 1957

Suggests Way To End
Overseas Curio Hunts

Seamen invariably are confronted with requests by friends,
maiden aunts and third-cousins-twice-removed to bring back
"something, just anything" from the Far East or some other

Family Act

romantic spot.
Today, countless mantles,

sideboards (and attics) are
bulging with exotic treasures for
which nobody has any use or which
have no place in Renaissance-style
decorating schemes. What you
thought was a big favor precipi­
tates a family row, and they never
miss an opportunity to let you
know it.

It seems they wanted something
that's a cross between robin's egg

blue and the ofl-
shade of the pet­
als on the flow­
ered drapes in
the living room,
and you (you
boob!) came
home with an ob-
jet d'art that
obviously aqua-
marine, and
"wouldn't do at

all."
At last, an unknown conspirator

(probably some smart 'Frisco curio
shop operator) has admirably stated
the case against these overseas
bric-a-brac expeditions. It's on a
single pocket-size card, and can be
whipped out at the first hint you're
being propositioned to get a "gen-
uwine Ming Dynasty spittoon" or
"one of those darling little. Bud-
dhas, about so big" on your next
trip out.

Even if a reading of the card
doesn't squelch the request, it will

always liven up the conversation.
There'll always be that bit about
"ingratitude" and how they never
forget you at Christmas (you think
you got a card from them in 1949)
. . . and maybe more. •

But you have to be firm, fellows,
or you're done for. Otherwise,
you'll be so contrite you'll need an
extra set of luggage to cart home
all the stuff you'll promise to get
"next time" and the cycle will start
all over again.

»For the convenience of those
who want to try and get out of the
rat race, here's the text of one of
these cards, sent in by T. Zielinski
on the SS Alice Browii;

One of many SlU father
and son teams, John Morris,
AB (left), and son S. G.
Morris, wiper, are together
on the Steel Maker, Re­
porter A. E. Auers supplied
the photo.

Zielinski

TO FRIENDS WHO WANT ME TO BRING
SOMETHING FROM THE ORIENT

HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TO GO THROUGH:
(1) Use all the money I can beg, borrow and draw against

my wages to pay for it.
(2) Waste an hour to half a day finding what is wanted.
(3) Drag it all over town with me during whatever time I

have left ashore.
(4) Worry over a suitable place to store it for the rest of the.

trip.
(5) Carry it all over the ship on the day of arrival.
(6) Waste more hours passing through Customs.
(7) Catry packages, chests or cases—plus my own luggage—

to the end of the dock.
(8) Get a car, truck or taxi to deliver it.
(9) And then have friend say, "It isn't just what I wanted,"

or "It cost more than I thought it would," or "I could have done
just as good right here in town." . ,

No thanks, folks. I can't buy anything for you!

SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE. MD.

Ebbie Markin
Joseph Minoglio
William Pendleton
Harry G. Reynolds
William E. Roberts
Milton O. Shephard
Joseph Snyder
Juan P. Taboada
John R. Webb
Ralph Youtzy

Boy W. BeU
Alfred Boken
Dan Cherry
Victor B. Cooper
Adron Cox
Thomas D. Dailey
Dan Gentry
Gorman T. Glaze
Edward Huizenga
Herman Kemp
Max C. Marcus

MONTEBELLO
CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL

BALTIMORE, MD.
Francisco Bueno

USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON, MASS.

Glendyn L. Brooks Charles Dw.ver
Clarence Crevier Chas. R. Robinson

USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON. TEXAS

George Brady Joseph J. Johnson
Emile Degen Jacob C. Lakw.vk
Joseph Harmanson Warren W. Smith

USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VA.

Francis J. Boner William R. Rudd
Buren D. ElUott WUliam R. Snyder

VA HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. L.A.

Wesley Cunningham

USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Virgil Coash
Cloise Coats
Charles Adams
Serio M. DeSosa
Atomane Elchuk
Charles Fetter
Warren Gammons
Arnie Glasscock
Leon Gordon
Herbert Grant
George A. Hill
George Jacobus
Edward G. Knapp
Leo Lang
William Lawless
David McCoUum
Robert McLamore
Gregory Morejon
Michael Muzio
Kenyon Parks

Eddie Perry
Veikko PoUanen
Randolph RatcUff
F. Regalado
EmUe Roussell
James H. Seeds
William Singleton
Toefil Smigielski
Vlljo Sokero
Jay C. Steele
Curtis Stewart
Lonnie R. Tickle
Dirk Visser
James Ward
Lawrence Wessels
William Wilson
Stanley Wright
D. G. Zerrudo
Jacob Zlmmer

USPHS HOSPITAL
, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

Orvllle E. Abrams Dan S. Munro
Marcelo B. Belen Georglos SpUiotis
Floyd W. Haydon Fred D. Stagner

'Sea-Spray' —by Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink

"Man, these fonkefs dock way out In the sticks. ...

USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH. GA.

Glen Adams H. Lanier
William E. Hall Jimmie Littleton
Clyde Hiers

USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NY

Fortunato Alfonso Warren Reck
John J. Cook
N. B. Edrington
Fred Fredrickson
Estell Godfrey
John Gonzalez
Ralph Hayes
Alfred Kaju
Paul Kronbergs ...
Salvatore Legayada B. Tingley
John Michlek Luis Torres
Robert Porker Hayward Veal
Joseph Quartarado Daniel Wilson

USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASH.

Jose Ricamonta
Adolfo Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
Stanley C. Scott
James Sealey
Andrew J. Snider
Richard Suttle
John B. Tierney

L. Bosley
J. Brown
Dargan O. Coker
Charlie A. Gedra
E, A, Hancock
Leslie Johnston
Wm. McLaughlin

Bobby L. MesseraU
Juan MoJIca
James C. Powell
Cristo Prasso
D, D. Smith
Ralph H. Watkins
James E. WUllford •

USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Morris J. Black John C. Palmer
B. F. Deiblcr Rosendo Serrano
Siegfried Gnittke

USPHS HOSPITAL
MANHATTAN BEACH

BROOKLYN, NY
Manuel Antonana Archibald McGuigan
Eladio Aris Michael Machusky
Fortunato Bacomo Benjamin J. Martin
Frank T. Campbell Albert MartinelU
Harry J. Cronin Vic Milazzo
John J. Drlscoll W. P. OT>ea
Robert E. Gilbert
WUllam Gunether
Bart E. Guranick
Howard Hailcy
Taib Hassen
Billy R. Hill
Thomas Isakscn
Ira H. Kilgore

James M.' Quinn
George E. Renal*
G. E. Shumaker
Kevin B. Skelly
Henry E. Smith
Stanley F. Sokol
Micfael Toth
Karl Treimann

Ludwig Kristianscn Hgrry S. Tuttle
Frank J. Kubek Fred West
Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth
Leonard Leidig Pon P. Wing

USPHS HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TENN.

Claud* F. Blanks
VA HOSPITAL

ALBERQUERQUE, NM
Charles Burton

SUFFOLK SANITOHIUM
HOLTSVILLE, LI, NY

E. T. Cunningham

Delegates Need
Restraint, Too
To the Editor:

I'd like to call the attention
of the membership to problems
we've run into on our last two
ships. On both of them we had
ship's delegates who were try­
ing to tell the skipper how to
run the ship.

These fellows would go up to
the skipper and demand things
from him which were not with­
in their authority as delegates—
like getting time off, getting

Letters To
The Editor

All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR­
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.

more OT for the deck gang and
so on.

They would also run up to the
skipper with personal beefs and
all kinds of minor complaints,
which should be settled without
going topside.

Now that's not the job of the
delegate as I see it. The way 1
understand it, he is supposed to
keep track of any contract vio­
lations and call the same to the
officers' attention to get them
remedied if he can. He is also
supposed to try to keep things
running smoothly between of­
ficers and crew.

If the officers don't cooper­
ate, then it's up to the delegate
to call the beefs to the atten­
tion of the patrolman. But this
business of demanding that the
skipper do favors which are not
part of our agreement actually
harms the Union and the crew

younger man who might need
It worse than I do.

I get good Social Security and
saved what I made while sailing
so now I am okay and can get
by comfortably. All I ask is
just to visit the hall and meet
old shipmates and shooi the
breeze with them.

George Peterson
t 4.

Self-Insurance
Facts Acclaimed
To the Editor;

I receive the LOG regularly
and certainly am glad, as it
keeps me abreast of the pro­
gress and achievements of the
SIU and my many friends there­
in.

I was very glad to see the
LOG put, forward the true facts
concerning the self-insured wel­
fare set-up after they were dis­
torted and contorted by Joe
Curran.

His version holds little water,
however, as long as you give out
the truth by way of the LOG.
Ti-uer words were never spoken
than "SIU — Solidity Insures
Us." Let Curran try that for
size.

VniUam I. Perry

Hails LOG NWIS
Of Union Gains
To The Editor:

This is to advise you that I
get out of drydock on March
15 and will be discharged at
that time.

Besides myself, several sea­
men here have been made very
happy seeing the LOG comhig
in bi-weekly, and have been
kept up to date on scuttlebutt.
In fact, two or three of the
NMU boys have had their «yes
opened and will ship out as SIU
men in the future rather than
return there.

They know the SIU is doing
a great job, and the LOG has
kept us aware of the good fight by producing unnecessary fric-

half of the working man. emies of the officers.
Being super-militant outside

of what the contract calls for
isn't any more help than letting
everything go hang.

Nick Wuchina

SIU Cheers 'Em
'Down Under'
To the Editor:

I must thank you and your
members for myself and the
crew of this ship for printing
such a great shipping paper and
for all the struggles you have
won.

There is a rush for the paper
as soon as I finish with it. Then
it gets passed back to me and I
send it on to my brother's, ship
so it can be read on there.
Thanks once again and keep up
the good work.

William D. Bosun
MV Merino
Sydney, Australia

M* 4)

Oldtimer Is
Getting By OK
To the Editor:

Please thank Joe Algina for
his recent letter. I sure dp ap­
preciate the things that the 3IU
has done for me and all seamen
in her ranks, and now you ^re
still looking after me more than
three years after my retirement.

I want to thank you all for it.
This certainly makes one feel
he is not jiist cast aside.

However, I am no longer
physically fit to take a job and
I also feel that as long as I get
enough to live on I should not
work after 65. That would be

Thanks again for the paper,
and good luck to all.

Hoyt W. McCormick

Lundeberg \oss
A Deep Shock
To the Editor:

The crew aboard the Azalea
City was more than shocked
upon learning of the sudden
death of Harry Lundeberg,
president of the SIU of North
America.

All hands extend their deep­
est sympathy to his loved ones.
Sailors everywhere share their
loss.

Duska "Spider" Korolia
4" it

Asks For LOG
To Follow News
To the Editor:

Since I am landlocked here in
Germany as an unwilling mem­
ber of the US Army, I have a
request to make of you.

I find my thoughts continu­
ally turning back to the four
happy and prosperous years I
spent as a Seafarer, prior to my
being caught in th^ draft. As
I would like to keep in touch
with the progress of the Union,
please ppt me on the LOG mail­
ing list. I would greatly ap­
preciate it. Mail from any for­
mer shipmates is also welcome,

PFC Theodore Sambroski
US 51-367-919

HQ & HQ Btry8th Div. AM'y.
APO 111, NY, NY
(Ed. note: Your name has

been added to the LOG mailing
list. Copies of the LOG mil be

faking ajyay^^.job..from some forwarded to you regularly.)



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Mureh 1. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pac* TUMeeH

PORTMAR (Calmar), Jan. 1—Chair­
man, P. Votto; Saeratary, D. Charry.
Four men hospiiaiized. Shlp'a .fund
tl.M. Shma dtaputed overtime. Crew
foc'sla to ba painted out on trip to
west coast.

•MILIA (Bull), Dec. 28—Chairman,
f. Condzar; Secretary, N. Remlay.
Crew members to turn in all extra
Unen. Started new ship's fund.

about drinUns water. Vote of thanks
to steward department.

KENMAR XCahnar), Jan. S—Chair­
man, J. Marshall; Secretary, J. Wil­
liams. Report accepted. Need ' new
coffee urn. Coffee cups and linen to
be returned.

STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Nov.
2(—Chairman, J. Santos; Secretary,
A. Harrington. Ship's fund S11.40.
To enlarge ship's fund. Library to be
kept cleaner.

ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas), Dec. 21
—Chairman, T. Tooma; Secretary, D.
Oemalnar. Discussion on animal feed­
ing. Softball equipment aboard. Mo­
tion to donate SO cents to fund for
packages to men in hospitals. Six

ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Jan. 2—
Chairman, L. Bruce; Saeratary, P.
Van Dusan. Steward left ship due to
illness at home. One man missed
ship. Second cook left ship due to
Illness. Ship's fund S45.80. New dele­
gate and treasurer elected. Need new
washing machine. Suggestion to
change brand of coffee. Rotate clean­
ing of laundry room. Man who burned
mattress requests receipt for new one
he purchased. S20 missing from lock­
er. Pantry to be kept clean.

AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Jan. 12
—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, (none).
Repair lists made up and submitted.
All overtime beefs to be cleared up
before payoff. Members warned about
drunkeness. Ship's fund $9. 30 hours
disputed. 14 hours overtime delayed
sailing disputed. 69 hours disputed,
mostly home port and delayed sailing.
Reports accepted.

ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seat), Dec. 14—
Chairman, M. sterna; Secretary, R.

' Charroln. Ship's fund $1. One man
failed to Join ship in Florida. Will
get replacement In Cape Town. SA.
Keep noise down In passageway. Take
better care of washing machine. Do
not tamper with regulator on ice box.
See delegate for all business and
beefs topsida.

gift packages left over from last
trip. Need emergency Ught in engine
room. No one to use ship's laundry
after 6 PM or before 8 AM. Washing
machine and sinks to be kept clean.
Request extra ice after supper. Elec­
trician will show movies.

MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Dae.
22—Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary/
H. Ooley. One man hospitalized. Re­
quest no Aring of firecrackers in
after quarters. Ship's fund $11.67.
Some disputed overtime. Need fair-
leads for line handling crew. One
man in hospital. One man missed
ship in Yokohama. Water tanks to
be cleaned. Blowers to be fixed in
after quarters. Ship should be fumi­
gated.

AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers),
Dec. 27—Chairman, H. Duciox; Secre­
tary, W. Noma. Contacted agent
about water cooler. Discussion about
performing on board. One man hos­
pitalized: one man paid off in Frisco.
Some disputed overtime. Two new
men shipped. Negotiating committee
be instructed to add words "in all
continental US ports" to sailing board
time clause. Take better care of
washing machine. Vote of thanks to
steward department for Christmas
party and excellent Christmas day
dinner.

CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Dae.
2—Chairman, P. Whitlaw; Secretary,
F. Alrey. New washing machine put
aboard. Crew to conserve water as
supply is limited until arrival in Yo­
kohama. Ship's fund $21.60.

IVY (Orion),' Jan. 12—Chairman, R.
. Elliott; Secretary, O. Kaynor. One
man hospitalized in Holland and one
in the Azores. Headquarters notified.
Few hours disputed overtime. Bilge
keels to be replaced. Tanks leak for­
ward and aft. Quarters mixed up:
patrolman to straighten out. Ship to
be fumigated for roaches. To start
ship's fund.

ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jen..
S—Chairman, J. Turner; Secretary, D.
Beard. Ship's fund $66.02. Patrolman
to inspect safety conditions in aft
pumproom and watertight doors in
after house. Leaking foa'sles. Wash
water rusty. Food unsatisfactory.
Variety of menus requested.

BALTORE (Ore), Jan. 4—Chairman,
R. Cook; Secretary, M. Rechlion. Ship's
fund $5.50. Report accepted. Dis­
cussed American Coal Company beef.

'OCEAN ROSE (Ocean Trans), Jan. 2
—Chairman, C. Bales; Secretary, F.
Houck. Discussion on launch service
and meal allowance.

FORT BRIDGER (USPC), Dec. 23—
Chairman, H. Menz. Ship's fund $10.20.
Each member to donate $1 for pur­
chasing new books. Letter sent to
headquarters regarding one crew
member. Discussion on books for
library. Bosun to act as ship's U-
biurian.

ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Dee. 2—
Chairman, D. Butts; Secretary, R.
Motlka. Repair list to be submitted.
Ship's fund $38. Some disputed OT.
One theft aboard ship. Discussion on
repair list. Request new brand of
coffee. More cooperation urged in
laundry room. Crew warned of im­
proper laundry done in Mobile.

Jan. 2—Chairman, L. Bruce; Secre­
tary, F. Van Dusen. Cook left ship
due to illness at home. One man
missed ship. Ship's fund $45.89. New
delegate and treasurer elected. Need
new washing machine. Suggestion to
change brands of coffee: rotate clean­
ing laundry room. $20 missing from
DM's locker. Cooperation urged to
keep pantry cleaii.

DEL VIENTO (MISS.), Dec. 2$ —
Chairman, M. Rossi; Secretary, P.
Plasclk. Ship's fund $27.43. Laundry
room to be kept clean at all times.

QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Scatrade),
Jan. 4—Chairman, G. Arnett. Captain
to pay expense account in Guanv in
US money. Captain sent for SlUr
steward. Discussion food. Request
inspection.

DEL MONTE (Miss.), Dee. 14—Chair­
man, W. Kavitt; Secretary, J. PIcou.
Captain refuses to buy fresh vege­
tables. Ship's fund $75. Few hours
disputed overtime. To purchase $20
worth of books from ship's fund.
Vote of thanks to steward department
for fine Thanksgiving dinner. Quar­
ters to be kept clean. Suggest chang­
ing brand of coffee and pork sausages.

STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian),
Jan. 4—Chairman, A. Anderson; Sec­
retary, G. Bryan. Steward department
repairs being taken care of. Washing
machine to be repaired or renewed.

MARORE (Ore), Dee. 30—Chairman,
M. Ohstrom; Secretary, D. Fecko. No
hot water for five days due to repairs
of burned- out heater. One man left
in Chile due to hriui-y. Telegram sent
to NY regarding stranded crew mem­
ber. Reports accepted. New treas­
urer elected.

ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Jan. 10
—Chairman, 6. LIverman; Secretary,
T. Moller. $30 collected for flqwera
lent to mother of second mate. De­
layed sailing beef. Ekigine department
callback. Money held by delegate to
be turned over to steward for pur­
chase of iron.

MASSMAR (Calmer), Dec. 13—Chair­
man, H. Schwartz; Secretary, D.
Johnston. New delegate elected. Re- -
pair list submitted. Messroom to be
locked and key left at gangway, due
to loss of items.

STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian),
Jan. 4—Chairman, W. Stockman; Sec­
retary, D. Dickinson. Repair list
turned in. Reports accepted. Few
hours disputed OT. To see patrolman

BIENVILLE (Waterman), Jan. 1—
Chairman, O. Suarez; Secretary, F.
Alvarez. Ship's fund $34.16. Repairs
completed. New delegate elected. One
general meeting to be held every 21
days. See agent at payoff about dis­
pute between chief cook and 3nd
cook.

T

Round The Globe
With Seafarers...

Enjoying a little sunshine on
a Far East trip (abo're,
left), Seafare.s on the
Ames Victory catch a
breather on deck. M. T.
Little sent in the photo. At
top, right, some of the gal­
ley gang on the Monarch of
the Seas pose for a tintype
by Forrest C. King. Pic­
tured (I tor) are T. Kennon,
NCB; W. W. Gatewood.
chief cook; Charley E.
Stringfellow, steward and
C.' A. Crabtree, crew pan­
tryman. Representing the
Bienville (right) are chief
cook Martin, steward
Stringfellow (bending) and
the 2nd cook. It looks like
they're cooking up some­
thing special. Charles
Burns, took the photo.

Above, veteran steward "Tiny" Phillips (left) shepherds
his gang on deckior a picture by a passenger on the Alcoa
Pegasus. With Phillips (I to r) are Culp, 3rd cook; Howell,
saloon MM; Gympaya, chief cook; Riviera, 2nd cook, and
Stephens, galleyman. The rear view at left belongs to
Charlie Bramble, AB, who's wrestling with Luke Easter, OS,
to try and bring a new washing machine aboard the Calmar
in Seattle. Photo by M. Saliva, AB.

Burly By Bernard Seaman



P«f« Foorteea SEAFARERS LOG Miroh 1. 1957-

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Former Giant Meets The Cavaliers

CofFeetime on the Alcoa Cavalier provided chance for a friendly gef-fogether between SlU
crewmen and former NY Giants baseball manager Bill Terry (seated, 3rd from right) during the
last trip out. A large gang gathered around for the occasion. Terry Is naw head of the class
A South-Atlantic (Sally) League, which has teams in several port cities familiar to Seafarers.
Bill Marlon submitted the picture.

Speciai For
Americans?

Seafarers on the Rayvah of­
fer a word of caution to crews
visiting Le Havre, France, es-
peciaily in connection with lo­
cal nightspots. Steward John
McElroy said a couple of ship­
mates were given a bad time at
the Radar Club or Americaine
Bar. "Two were jailed briefly
when they refused to pay a
padded bill and were released
only when they anted-up for
drinks they never had and paid
a fine in addition. Prices in
these clipjoints are "special for
Americans,' for instance 650
francs for a single shot of bar
cognac and a glass of Coca
Cola." The customary exchange
is 350 francs to the dollar.

and officers came in for high
praise from the Sailors Union
gang on the Mission Soledad "for
making our last stop in Ras Tanura
a lot more pleasant than it ordi­
narily would have been."

Favors Make Difference
Small favors make a big differ­

ence in the Persian Gulf area,
where the usually scorching heat
combines with limited opportuni­
ties for relaxation to make any
stay there less than desirable-

LOG-A-RHYTHM:

I, The Sea
By M. DwVer

I am the sea,
Jealous,

Cruel mistress of all who sail,
Or will sail forevermore.

Editor,
SEAFARERS LOG.
675 Fourth Ave.,
Brooklyn 32, NY

I would like to receive the
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3ut my name on your mailing
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ST^\TE .

Men love me with a burning pas­
sion.

Yet curse me in a single breath;
Once they fall under my spell

There is no escape.

Women, powerless against me
Hate me bitterly.

Though I am also kind
Despite my cruelty.

And have given much
To all mankind.

To those jvho sail
I bring adventure in many lands.

To the homeless, a refuge,
I make the weak strong again

And build new faith in the
despondent.

Men have sworn to cast me aside.
Yet they cannot;

Once caressed by my salt-spray
upon their lips,

I have but to call.
And they return.

Those who sink beneath the waves
I welcome too, unth open arms.

Long shall they sleep
With seaweed in their hair.

Knowing contentment—
That only I can assure.

My force is frightening,
I can destroy what I wish

And man shall never conquer me.

I am a mystery of creation,
The sea, eternal,

I gather men's souls,
Forevermore. ' ' ' i

He's Tied Up

A shipmate's camera on the
Carolyn catches bosun Al­
fonso Rivera hard at work

.on OT rigging a pilot lad­
der. It'iooks like a knotty
problem for Rivera from

NO Editorial
Makes Sense
To the Editor:

There, was a very good editor,
ial on "Shipping and Subsidies^'
In one of the New Orleans pa­
pers recently that really made
s.ehse.

The writer explained why a
US merchant fleet was.so im­
portant and, why the subsidy
program was necessary to keep
it operating.

He also pointed out that the
cost of subsidies for US ship-

letters to
The Editor

All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR­
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.

SERVICE m SHIP'S NAME
ISN'T THERE FOR LAUGHSl

"Service" is the key word in the name of the SlU-mannedl
supertanker Cities Service Baltimore, at least so far as the|
crew of the Navy tanker Mission Soledad is concerned.

The Baltimore's SIU crew-*
unless you happen to be an Aram-
co stockholder and like to see howl
money is made;

"At the ~time we were there,'
steward Eimer Shifflett pointed!
out, "the local club was closed and!
there wasn't even a chance to see
a movie or buy a coke." This about!
sums up the range of amusements
at Ras Tanura even in the best of|
times anyway.

Baltimore Was There
"Fortunately for us, the Balti-|

more was tied up across the piei
and they really put out the wel-|
come mat. They were showingi
movies on there, and sent acrossl
an invitation for us to join them,
which we did almost to a man.I
They went to considerable trouble
to set up the projector and screen,
and to furnish enough chairs to|
accommodate both crews, and thej
did everything they possibly could|
to make us all comfortable.

"We would like Captain Hunter,!
the officers and crew of the Citiesl
Service Baltimore to know that the
gesture was a generous one, and!
greatly appreciated. Wherever they]
are now, we wish these brother]
seamen happy sailing," Shifflett]
added. The Mission Soiedad is al
Navy tanker operated by the SUP-|
contracted Joshua Hendy Corp.

ping wasn't so high after all and
that these expenses are "some­
thing we face and will have to
continue to face.

"Whatever the costs and
wages, the country must keep a
capable merchant marine in or­
der to maintain its security and
be sure that our goods will
move across the seas without
discrimination in their handling.
Its indispensability, however,
emphasizes rather than reduces,
the merchant marine's responsi­
bility for always striving for ef­
fectiveness and efficiency."

Ali of this makes a- lot of
sense, I feel, and it's nice to see
the papers trying to make
things plain for the public. I'm
a native of New Orieans and
have been shipping out of here
on SIU ships since 1940 as a
baker and in other steward de­
partment ratings.

I receive the SEAFARERS
LOG at my home and am very
gratefui that we have such a
fine paper in our Union. My
wife enjoys reading it, too.

Edward R. Buckley
4 4.

He's Taking in
All The Sights
To the Editor:

Just a line to let you know
that your roving reporter has
tired of the warm sunshine, and
has taken to the cold, cold
north.

Last week I arrived in Balti­
more and put up at the Nor­
wegian Seamen's House. A guy
couidn't ask for a nicer spot to
stay. They have nice clean
rooms, serve fine meals and
have spacious grounds. There's
a nice reading room and recrea­
tion area with TV, and plenty of
parking space outside so you
don't have to worry about feed­
ing meters all day.

The place is just five minutes
from the SIU hall. I stopped
there while I went to the presi­
dential inauguration in the na­
tion's capital, but I don't like to
stay in Washington. That is one
city that is realiy crowded
around holiday time.

The festive ceremonies and
gay holiday mood of Washing­
ton certainly can capture the
heart of every American. A
realiy good time was had by all.

Harold G, Horowitz
4 ' 4 4

Winter Hill
Gang Lauded
To the Editor:

I would like to thank the cap­
tain, officers and crewmembers
of the Winter Hill who were
aboax-d during the trip when I
got hurt.

Special.thanks to the steward;

"Pappy" McKeon, the BR, and
the men in the deck depart-
irient who did everything they
could for me. Also to "Big'?
Chance who sent my gear home
for me. They all showed the
true meaning of Brotherhood of
the Sea.

Star Wells
4 4 4

Engineers Get
Crew's Praise
To the Editor:

-We have just returned from
another trip to the Far East for
Waterman. The crew wishes to
express its appreciation to the
relief 2nd mate, James Murphy,
for issuing daily navigation re­
ports which kept all of us in­
formed on everything'from the
speed and temperature to the
distance from our destination.

Thanks aiso to the 2nd assist­
ant engineer, Joseph Wells, who
served one voyage as relief 1st
assistant and then as ffelief
•chief. We would like to say
"well done" to Wells both as an
engineer and as an administra­
tor. His cooperation and rela­
tions with the crew were tops.
We wish we had more men like
him to work for, and to work
with us.

He's quite a different person
from the regular 1st. assistant,
an individual who's named Wil­
liamson, whose only engineering
ability amounted to hard-timing
the wipers and telling the elec­
trician there was a light bulb
out. He did this whenever more
important work was pressing,
apparently to cover up for his
own lack of knowledge in his
job.

We hope we may have the op­
portunity to sail with men like
Murphy and Wells more often.

Sylvester Zygarowski
Ship's delegate

(Ed. note: The name of the
Waterman ship involved was
not given.)

4 4 4
Appreciates Aid
By Weifare Plan
To the Editor:

I would like to offer my grati­
tude and thanks to the members
of the SIU for the assistance of
the Welfare Plan while our son
was in the hospital for an emer­
gency appendectomy.

Thanks also to Marty Breith-
off in San Francisco for his
courtesy and help in this matter
although words alone seem so
little appreciation for the kind­
ness and assistance we received.
Thank you ail again.

Mrs. Herbert P. Knowles
4 4 4

cites 'Wonder'
Of SIU Help
Td the Editor:

Miss Mary Ellen Hegarty ask­
ed me to write to you and thank
the SIU for the check she re­
ceived from your organization
upon the death of her brother,
John Bonner Hegarty.

I wish I could give you a true
picture of the joy and happiness
this money will bring to this
family. There are three sisters
In the family, who make their
living by sewing. Since their
brother was an invalid in their
home for several years, they in­
curred many debts. Now this
money will enable them to free
themselves of this burden,
which is always so much more
difficult on older people.

They are really a wonderful
family, highly respected here In
this community and noted for
their charitable works. All of
us here in Faducah (Ky.) who
know of their good fortune will
forever praise the wonders of
the SIU and the people who
make these things possible.

Mrs. Nell Fulton
'•-ws

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SEAFAREMS^ LOG FuP. Fifteen

nwllTVlFATIlt (M«tre>, ian. 4—
C(ialrhian> H. rrusai •eeratary. J.
Nuttar. Inquiry aa to payoff avcry
two tiipa. SIB-M In fund. TV to I»a
iutallcd.

JOHN •. KULUKUNDIS (Martit),
Nov. 3—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Stero-
tary, W. Thompson, One man missed
ship. Repair list to be given to cap­
tain as soon as completed. Request
repair work.

YAKA (Waterman), Chairman, S.
Joseph; Secretary, R. Becker. Repairs
to be completed. Request current Is-
auca of LOG. S14.9S in fund.

S T • C L SURVEYOR (Isthmian),
Chairman, R. Wlllsch; Secretary, F.
Shala. One man sent to hospital. Some
disputed overtime. New treasurer
elected.

tary, R. Lambeit. S1B.M In fund. Ba.
tar In LOO an item thaiHrlng the lea-
train Lines for their efforts In havlnf
their ships In port fur Christmas in
order that the men eould be with
their families during that day.

FLORIDA STATI (Fence Cement),
Dee. IS—Chairman, J. Ohannoslan;
Secretary, C. Starly. One man missed
ship. S17.60 In fund. New delegate
elected. Suggest than men refrain
from wearing underwear In mcssroom
and recreation room. <

Jan. 20—Chairman, D. Wasneri Sec­
retary, O. Turner. S14.ao In fund.
One man hospitalised In Fort Lauder­
dale. New delegate elected.

CAMF NAMANU (USPC), Jan. i—

OCEAN EVA (Ocean Transport),
Dac. 4—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­
tary, H.- Bmmett. S10.4S In fund. New
delegate elected. Suggest to keep
washing machines and sinks cljean.

Chairman, W. Celt; Secretary, R;
Mitchell. Crew discussed money
draws and decided to accept Dutch
West Indian Currency. Discussion de­
layed sailing time and no shore leave
In Venezuela.

HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Eng-
lend), Jan. 4—Chairman, J. Moynlhan;
Secretary, R. Archer. One man left
behind due to injuries. Discussion on
men being turned in for missing
shifting of vessel.

Jan. 19—Chairman, A. Moynlhan;
Secretary, J. Davis. One man left in
hospital in France and another in
Bermuda.

SEA COMET II (Ocean Carr.), Dec.
34—Chairman, F. O'Nell; Secretary,
J. Rots. Fund lost during last pay off
sum of $10.85.

Jan. 13—Chairman, O'Nell; Secre­
tary, J. Smith. Repair list to be com­
plete and turned in. No fund, lost
during previous voyage.

NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat. Ship.),
Jan. S—Chairman, J. Bsana; Bacre-
tary, F. Brussner. Ship's fund $7.19.
Few hours disputed OT. Report ac­
cepted. Ship to be kept clean. Fos-
siblc. penalties for violators.

SHINNECOCK BAY (Tankthip), Jan.
7—Chairman, C. Tarry; Secratary, J.
Hedges. Repair list to he made up.
Reports accepted. All necessary re­
pairs to be made before signing on.
Washing machine to be repaired.

DEL MAR (Mist.), Jan. S—Chair­
man, J. Tucker; Secretary, C. Dewl-
Ing. Glasses to be returned after us­
ing. Vote of thanks to stew. dept.
for fine holiday meals. Ship's fund
$376. roliectcd 958 tor movie and

. ship's fund. Some disputed OT to be
t settled In NO. Two men signed on

to replace men getting off in St.
Thomas. Report accepted. Movie pro­
jector to be fixed. To spend $219 for
movies for next voyage. Request bet­
ter brand of coffee, preferably Morn­
ing Joy. Get sufficient supply of each
brand of cigarettes next trip.

PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers),
Jan. 1—Chairman, W. Compton; Sec­
retary, C. Cornelius. Captain to make
out list of OT to check with each In­
dividual. No one to pay off until
squared away. Ship's fund S9. One
man left In Germany due to illness.
Few hours disputed. Need better
brand of soap powder. Vote of
thanks to stew. dept. for fine Xmas
and New Year's dinner. Vote of
thanks to baker for Christmas decora­
tions.

ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan. 14—
Chairman, P. Calebaugh; Secretary,
R. Klenast. One man missed ship. No
money in fund. Ships delegate to see
captain, 'about unemployment slips
when crew is layed off.

WARRIOR (Waterman), Nov. 11—
Chairman, S. Maiur; Secretary, M.
Elliott. New reporter elected. Cups
to be returned to pantry. Discussion
on fiushometer valves on toilets: con­
dition of water tanks. If not Im­
proved, specimen will be turned over
to Board of Health. Vote of thanks
to steward department for job well
done.

SEATRAIN 6EORC1A (Seatrein),
Jan. 20—Chairman, S. Charles; Secre-

BEATRICB (Bull), Dec. 11—Chair­
man, P. Dunpay; Secretary, J. Rowan.
Wiper paid off In PH. Ship'a fund
$8.75. Report accepted. New dele­
gate elected. .Coffee cups and spoons
missing.

PERSONALS AND NOTICES
Jerry Kinr

Your wife, Barbara, Is very
, anxious for you to contact her at

the Broadlawn Manor Nursing
Home. Amityville, LI, NY.

4" 4" t
Edward ZebrowskI

Your mother in Cleveland wishes
to hear from you.

I 4 4 4
Jamea Ackerman

Please get in touch with your
mother at 8-E Hempstead Sq.,
Charleston, SC. -

4 '444
A travel wages and 4subsistence

check for William H. Thompson,
SS Harold T. Andrews, has been
yetumed to Overseas Navigation.
An overtime check for Finn Dur-
kee, SS Shinnecock Bay, has been
returned to the Veritas CC Co.

4 4 4
The following crewmembers of

the Bradford Island have salvage
money coming to them for salvage
of ,TB Radar. They are .urged to
contact or send their address to
Eii Ellis of Hill, Betts and Nash,
26 Broadway, New York 4, NY.
The men are Reginald Butler,
Daniel Clapp, James Curran,
Harry Dedolchow, Ignatius Gomes,
Salvatore Guiifre, John Holt,
Wayne Ogle, Eugene Raszko, Gote
Berggren;

4 4 4
Martin J. Lynch

Your mother in anxious to hear
from you. Contact her at 28
George Ave., Hicksville, LI,NY.

4 4 4 '
Louis G. Seel

Get in touch with your son, Pvt.
. r George Seel,' Co.- B, 1st Training

, 'Rgt., Fort Dlx, NJ. ^ '

DIcken, 4-8 OUer
Sanders, Wiper
cx-SS Hastings

The above brothers who paid off
In San Francisco on January 18
are urged to get in touch with
Paul "Art" Arthofer c/o SS Brad­
ford Island, 1419 Ryan Street,
Lake Charles, La. He haa money,,
for them.

4 4 4
F. T. Costello

Headquarters is forwarding item
from Pete Drevas to address you
gave.

4 4 4
J. B. King Jr.

Contact Mrs. Edna Miller, 633
Esplanade St., New Orleans, La.
She has some important mail for
you.

4 4 4
Harry St. Clair Armstrong

Get in touch with your mother,
Mrs. E. L. Fleming, PC Box 58,
Holloway, Ohio.

4 4 4
John W. McCauley

Contact your wife Suzanne at
120 Welborn Circle, Easley, SC.

4 4 4
Arthur H. Blanchette

Contact your wife as soon as
fiossible. Urgent.

4 4 4
Harold J. Moore

Get in touch with your sister,
Mrs. T. R. Gibson, 610 Summit
Ave., Apt. 208, St. Paul 2, Minn.

4 4 4
Rene Audy ^

Contact yoiir mother at 1708
Beaudry St., Montreal, Quebec,
Canada,.;:. J

Sea Unions, Meany
On Coal Beef

(Continued from page 2)
aced the session by stating that he
had no authority to direct any of
the parties or organizations to take
a specific action. He said in ef­
fect that he would like each of the
unions involved to present their
views, following which he would
make some suggestions with a view
to possible resolving of the dis­
pute.

Each of the unions then pre­
sented their side. President Meatay
then said that he had two recom;
inendations that might resolve the
issue: <1) That the NMU should sup­
port the MM&P and the MEBA,
and (2), That the SIU shoud then
withdraw its complaint against the
American Coal Company and honor
the NMU contract with the com­
pany.

The SIU pointed out that it had
not made any complaint to Presi­
dent Meany's office. The SIU
stressed that in its opinion it had.
a legitimate grievance, that it had
a sound legal and trade union po­
sition with respect jto the manner
in which the American Coal con­
tract evolved, but that notwith­
standing these facts it would be
willing to come to an agreement as
suggested by President Meany in
the interest of the Federation. The
SIU also pointed out that it felt
that President Mekny's suggestion
that it withdraw its complaint was
a difficult and complicated one but
that it would be willing to comply
with the recommendations made by
President Meany. In the light of
its willingness to comply with
President Meany's proposals, the
SIU said that it would then expect
the NMU to honor and support the
lines of the MM&P and MEBA
against American Coal, as suggest­
ed by President Meany.

The NMU's position with re­
spect to President Meany's
proposals was that it would
not respect the AFL-CIO un­
ions' pieketlines until the
Bull Line had been struck.
In effect, the NMU said that
Bull Line, because of its fi­
nancial involvements was part
of American Coal. Therefore,
why should there be just a
partial strike against these in­
terests.
The SIU noted that today's meet­

ing was the' first time that Bull
Line had been made an issue in
eonnection with this dispute. Sev­
eral of the participating unions
pointed oiit that a consideration of
the nature proposed by Curran
could only lead to many complexi­
ties, because there are many other
corporations that also have finan­

cial involvements with American
Coal, for example, a number of
railroads, mining companies, col­
lier operators and other steamship
companies.

The SIU stated that the Bull
Line ships were manned across the
board by AFL-CIO marine unions
and had been for some 20 years,
and thus offered no parallel to
American Coal, pkrticularly as ap­
plied to existing agreements.

It was the understanding of the
SlU representatives, as well as that
of several other participating un­
ions, that Curran's insistence on
the meeting stemmed from his de­
sire to discuss the effects of the
so-called "attack on the hiring
hall," as the NMU has described
the dispute. If the NMU position
had been consistent and honest,
then the issue would have been
settled at this point in the meeting,
simply by the NMU adopting
President Meany's reeommenda-
tions for resolving the dispute.

But obviously, from the see­
sawing, inconsistent position
taken by Curran he had been
lying about the hiring haii in
relation to the dispute to solid­
ify his conspiracy with the
company union which, with
him, had been handed con­
tracts with American Coal.
It was clear too, that the NMU's

phony injection of the Bull Line
into the dispute was a device to
divert the issue and to establish
a subsidiary issue on which it would
be impossible to reach an agree­
ment, as proposed by President
Meany, and consequently the meet­
ing came to an end without the dis­
pute being resolved.

Curran's actions show clearly
foi the second time within a few
months- that he prefers to work
with organizations outside the
merged Federation to the detri­
ment of AFL-CK) unions.

Curran hollers about "unity,"
but when a situation arises he does
everything in his power to pre­
vent and foul up unity. His record
in the longshore beef between the
IBL of the AFL-CIO and the ILA,
and in the American Coal beef
proves his irresponsibility and un­
reliability from a trade union
standpoint.

Fraternally submitted,
PAUL HALL, President
MORRIS WEISBERGER,

Vice-President
MATTHEW (Duke) DUSHANE,

Washington Representative
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL

UNION OF NORTH
AMERICA, AFL-CIO

SCHEDULE OF
SIU MEETINGS

SIU membership meet­
ings are held regularly
every two weeks on Wed­
nesday nights at 7 PM in
a^l SIU ports. All Sea­
farers are expected to
attend; those who wish to
be excused should request
permission by telegram
(be sure to include reg­
istration number). The
next SIU meetings will be:

March 6
March 20

April 3
April 17
May I

NMU Rejects
Meany Plan

(Continued from page 2)
Seafarers from its vessels. It came
after a request from 'the National
Labor Relations Board which de­
clared that the company's contract
with the NMU was illegal because
it was signed before American
Coal had any ships or crews for
NMU to represent.

Make Bargaining A Mockery
If American Coal was permitted

to operate under this illegal con­
tract, the Labor Board argued,
then the NMU could become en­
trenched in the company, making
a mockery out of any collective
bargaining certification procedures.

The Board agreed that should '
the NMU establish it had the right
to represent the company's em­
ployees, then it eould sign a stand­
ard contract with the hiring hall
and all its other clauses. The same,
of course, would apply to the SIU
in the event it should establish it
had legal status as collective bar­
gaining agent for these ships.

At the time the restraining or­
der was issued, the company had
succeeded, after many months, in
getting four ships into operation.
Two others aie still tied up in Sa­
vannah as well as the one in
Brooklyn. In Savannah, the com­
pany is also seeking injunctions
against the SIU and against the
officers' unions. All three organi­
zations are picketing In behalf of
their respective beefs against
American Coal.

SIU, A&G District
BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St.
Earl Slieppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON 276 State St.
James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140
HOUSTON 4202 Canal St.
A. Michelet, Agent Capital 7-6558
LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 R.van St.
Leroy Clarke, Agent HEnilock 6-5744
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754
MORGAN CITY 912 Front St.
Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.
Llndsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn

HYacinth 9-6600
NORFOkK 127-129 Bank St.
Ben Rees. Agent ' MAdison 2-9834
PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St.
S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635
PUERTA de TIEHHA PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5
Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475
SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St.
E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 3-1728
SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave.
JeH GlUette; Agent Elliott 4334
TAMPA J. 1809-1811 Nv Franklin St.
Tom Bannlng,^Agent Phone 52-1323

WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave.
Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874
HEADQUARTERS .. .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn.

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Paul Hall

ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS
J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint
J. VoTpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint
E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint

SUP
HONOLULU 16 Merchant St.

Phone 5-8777
PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St.

CApital 3-4336
RICHMOND. CaUf... 510 Macdonald Ave.

BEacon 2-0925
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.

Douglas 2-8303
SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave.

Main 0290
WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave.

Terminal 4-3131
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn

HYacinth 9-6165

Canadian District
HAUFAX. N.S 128t4 Hollis St.

Phone 3-8911
MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West

PLateau 8161
FORT WILLIAM...-,,..Simpson St.

Ontario Phoiic; 3-3221

PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St.
Ontario Phone: 5591

TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E.
EMpire 4-5719

VICTORIA. BC 6171,2 Cormonant St.
EMpire 4531

itANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St.
Pacific 3400

SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St.
Phone: 6346

BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St.
Phone: 545

THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St.
CAnal 7-3202

QUEBEC 83 St. Pierre St.
Quebec Phone: 3-1369

SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St.
NB Phone: 2-5232

Great Lakes District
ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave.

Phone: 713-J
BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St.

Phone: Cleveland 7391
CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE

Phone: Main 1-0147
DETROIT 1038 3rd St.

Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857
DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St.

Phone: Randolph 2-4110
SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St.

Phone: Esse\ 5-2410



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Vol. XIX
No. 5 SEAFARERS

• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •

Tramp Fleet Doom
Near As Transfers
Whittle Away Ships

WASHINGTON—If current transfer plans are put into ef­
fect, the US dry-cargo tramp fleet will be all but wiped out.
Examination of the transfer figures shows that the tramp­
ing end of the business will be *
reduced to a handful of ships.

Discussions of Government
aid to tramp shipping have been
going on for some years now but
aside from the introduction of
legislation to that effect, nothing
concrete has been done. If this
session of Congress does act on
the tramp ship problem, it will be
after most of the ships have fled
to the Liberian flag or other run­
away registries.

Foreign Super-Tramps
Meanwhile, foreign operators

are building "super-tramps" which
can carry between 12,000 to 20,000
tons as compared to the 10,000
tons handled by a Liberty. Al­
ready, there are about 140 ves­
sels in service in that category
and considerably more tonnage
will be built in the next five years.
Two thirds of this "super-tramp"
fleet was built last year and the
average age of these vessels is SVi
years compared to the 13 years or
more for Libertys.

A 14-knot 13,500-ton tramp mo-
torship uses about the same

tankers were being built for the
US flag and four others enlarged,
in return for transfer of 39 T-2
tankers, 20 Liberty ships, three
Victories and one other vessel.

Approval had been granted earl­
ier for the transfer of 57 more T-2
tankers, 50 more Libertys, four
Victorys and three tankers still
under construction in return for
the building of 55 new shipS and
enlarging of 11 others. All but
two would be tankers.

The balance sheet shows a po­
tential loss of 70 Libertys and
seven Vietorys in the dry cargo
section. This is the overwhelming
bulk of the existing tramp fleet,
already decimated by another 100
transfers three years ago.

In the past week alone, further
approvals were given for trans-
fei's of half a dozen additional
ships.

Before the 1956 mass transfer
program began, the US had a
tramp fleet which was figured at
something less than 100 vessels.

Tankers Going, Too

February 6 Through February 19
Registered

Port

Boston
New York

Tampa .
Mobile .
New Orl
Lake Chi
Hou.ston

Deck
A

Dack
. B "A"' V Staw.

A
Staw.

B
ratal

A
Total Total

Roe.
4 . 2 1 3 3 ' 2 8 7 15

68 13 61 16 59 9 188 38 226
23 4 19 7 5 2 ' 47 13 60
63 '20 44 16 38 17 145 53 198
14 8 12 8 8 8 34 24 58
14 2 12 1 6 0 32 3 35

7 3 4 2 7 0 18 5 23
24 4 18 9 18 4 60 17 77
55 7 29 27 33 9 117 " 43 160
20 12 19 10 6 3 45 25 70
19 15 16 10 8 6 43 31 74
13 . 2 9 9 8 5 30 16 46
27 17 32 17 ' 15 5 74 39 113
24 15 10 6 13 5 47 26 73
Dack

A
Dack

B
ens. •ne. Staw.

A
Staw.

B
Total

A
Total Total

Roe.
375 124 286 141 227 75 888 340 1228

Shipped

amount of fuel as the 10-knot Lib-:, In addition, of course, the trans-
erty, but in one year can carry
nearly twice as much cargo be­
cause of greater speed and size.

Most of these "super-tramps" ^
are under the Liberian and Pana-1 bfrian

fef program involves a huge num­
ber of T-2s, 96 in all. At present
market prices, the T-2s are worth
about three million each under Li-

registry, and about two-
manian flags with Norway, Ger­
many. Italy and Greece also rep­
resented in this trade.

As of the beginning of Febru­
ary the Maritime Administration
and tramp operators had put in­
to effect deals under whieh 21 new

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thirds of that under US registry.
The transfers then, represent a
subsidy of around $100 million to
the tanker owners involved.

In return for all this, the US
tanker fleet will be considerably
modernized by the addition of 76
new tankers, at a loss of approxi­
mately 175 vessels. Of course,
there is no guarantee that the
new tankers will not follow the
old ones to a foreign flag if the
situation warrants.

Launch New
Supertanker
For Carras

BALTIMORE — A 25,000-dead-
weight ton oil tanker, the Adora­
tion, was launched for John M.
Carras Inc., an SlU-contracted
company, at the Bethlehem-Spar­
rows Point Shipyard here. The
Adoration, built under the trade-
out-and-build program, will sail
under the Ameriean flag.

Things were fairly busy in port
on the shipping end, considering
the longshore strike. Paying off
were the Hurrieane. (Waterman);
Jean, Mae, Evelyn, Emilia (Bull);
Calmar, Bethcoaster, A 1 a m a r,
Massmar (Calmar); Cubore, Chil-
ore, Venore, Feltore, Santore, Mar-
ore (Ore) and Alcoa Planter. The
Cubore, Chilore, Santore, Marore
(Ore); Alcoa Pilgrim and the Al­
coa Planter, all signed on.

The membership was cautioned
not to permit outsiders to come
into the Union Hall as some were
not respecting Union property.
Port Agent Earl Sheppard empha­
sized that the facilities of the Hall
are for the membership and that
Seafarers should limit foul balls
who seek admission. '

Port

Boston

Norfolk

New

Total 286

Deck
A

Dack
B

Dack
C •

•ne.
A V E^ne. stow.

A
staw.

B
Staw.

C
Total

A
Total

B
Total'

C
' Total

Sine.
7 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 9 7 1 17

75 14 1 48 15 3 49 4 3 172 33 7 212
13 2 0 12 4 0 8 3 1 33 9 1 43
27 5 7 14 9 12 19 8 6 60 22 25 107
9 4 1 6 3 5 3 4 5 18 11 11 40

JO 4 1 9 0 2 7 1 4 26 5 7 38
0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4

24 8 1 25 8 5 23 3 2 72 19 8 99
41 15 2 30 16 8 39 12 5 110 43 15 168
12 3 0 11 10 4 4 6 4 27 19 8 54
18 6 1 15 9 11 10 5 2 43 20 14 77
12 0 0 3 5 4 4 0 3 19 5 7 31
15 13 12 17 11 5 10 3 10 42 27 27 96
23 11 6 8 13 8 14 8 10 45 32 24 101
Deck Deck Deck •no. Eng. Eng. Staw.

A
Stew. Staw. Total Total Total Total A B c A B c Staw.

A B C A B c Stile.
286 87 33 200 108 67 191 '59 56 677 254 156 1087

Despite the dock strike in North Atlantic ports, SIU shipping last period was a fraction
better than two weeks ago, as 1,087 men were dispatched to jobs. Registration also rose
slightly, to a total of 1,228, a little higher than two weeks ago.

As expected, Boston, New"
York, Philadelphia and Balti­
more all declined, since they
were among the key ports affected
by the longshore walkout. Norfolk
remained the same as before; just
fair.

On the opposite side were Savan­
nah, Mobile, New Orleans, Wilm­
ington and Seattle, which all show­
ed increases. Tampa and Houston
declined, however, the only south­
ern or Gulf ports to do so. Both
apparently missed the coastwise
ships Idled by the ten-day dock
strike. Lake Charles and San
Francisco showed no change. Ship­
ping in both was in good shape.

Run Neck And Neck

Registration and shipping ran
nock and neck in the steward de­
partment and were farthest
apart on deck jobs. The largest
proportion of the total shipping
was still in the deck department,
however.

The unexpected, though very
slight, rise in total jobs shipped
this period was unusual, although
It was apparent that ship diversions
to the non-striking ports would
help cut down the job loss In the
strike-bound ports.

Class A men accounted for 62
percent of the jobs, class B for 24
percent and class C for the rest.

The following Is the forecast
port by port: •

Boston: Slow . . . New York:
Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . .
Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair.
. . . Savannah: Good . . . Tampa:
Fair . . . Mobile: Fair . . . New
Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles:
Good . .. Houston: Good . . . Wilm­
ington; Fair ... San Francisco:
Good..., . Seattle; Good.

Bill Would Up Surplus
Sales To $4 Blllious

WASHINGTON—^Another $1 billion in agricultural surplus
cargo would move overseas under the terms of a bill sub­
mitted by Senator Allen Ellender (Dem.-La.), chairman of

^the Senate Agriculture Com­
mittee. Seafarer At Heart

Catching up on develop­
ments, Seafarer James
Kelly is shown as he dropped
into SIU headquarters dur-

' ing leave from active duty
with. Navy. Kelly, a lieu-
tenaht jg in the Naval Re­
serve, also served with the
Navy during World War II.
He started sailing at an

. AB with the in 1939.

Specifically, the bill would
tack on a billion to the $3 billion
already authorized and also ex­
tend -the law for another year until
Jung 30, 1958.

Agricultural surplus, disposal,
particularly In sale of wheat, rice,
cotton and other bulk cargo, hat
been one of the major props sup­
porting current shipping prosper­
ity and jobs for Utf seamen. Like
other Government-financed car­
goes, agricultural surplus Is trans­
ported under the terms of the "50-
50" law, which provides that 50
percent of such cargo be carried
on US-flag ships.

Increased Famine Relief

In addition to adding to funds
for this purpose, the Ellender bill
would Increase famine relief ex­
penditures froip $500 million to
$800 million.

Possibly more significant Is a
portion of, the bill which would re­
move restrictions, oh transfer of
such agricultural, commodities to
unfriendly nations. Such a clause
would permit direct or indirect
sale of food surplus to countries
like Poland, which are anxious for
supplies but up until now have
been barred from obtaining them.